Ghost Towns of Northern California


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A travel guide to northern California's 50 deserted mining towns, plus the "ghost prison" of Alcatraz and a couple of Chinese fishing villages in the San Francisco Bay area.




Gold Rush Ghost Towns of North Central California


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The 1849 Gold Rush lives today throughout Northern California, from the name of a San Francisco football team to the many small towns -- including "ghost towns" -- scattered throughout the Sierra Nevada foothills. This book visits 10 of those towns, all for the fun of searching for gold and ghosts.




Ghost Towns of Northern California


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A pictorial discovery guide through about 50 of Northern California's most




Bodie: The Gold-mining Ghost Town


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The wild reputation of Bodie was unmatched in the Old West. The California gold-mining town attracted a rough crowd. Bodie had gamblers, drinkers, gunslingers, and robbers all after riches. This high-interest childrenÕs title includes a wealth of information about the gold rush that once made Bodie a Òget richÓ destination.




Bodie


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See and feel the nostalgic character of Bodie, an authentic gold rush town. Bodie ghost town, on the western edge of Northern California, gives us a clear glimpse of our Wild West history with its stunning allure, frozen-in-time culture, and arrested decay. This historical landmark is bursting with beautiful contradictions from its starkly rugged buildings to the smooth rolling hills that surround the town. Pete Grady is a photographer who loves to capture new views of the world around him and inspire other's imaginations to see the world from a different angle.




The Mining Camps Speak


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A guide to appreciating and understanding the history of abandoned mining camps shows how to use the techniques of an historical sleuth to identify and interpret what one sees at a ghost town.




Ghost Towns and Mining Camps of California


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Accounts of gold-rush days in the Mother Lode camps, with stories of bad men and gold seekers, from history and folklore.




Woodleaf Legacy


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