Ghost Towns

Southern Idaho Ghost Towns by Wayne Sparling A guide to 84 of Idaho’s most interesting ghost towns, describing the history of Idaho’s mining boomtowns and their eventual demise. Organized by region, provides the current state of preservation.

135 Pages, Softcover, 95 illustrations, 14 maps

ISBN# 978-0-87004-229-4

E-book ISBN# 978-0-87004-551-6

$12.95

Ghost Towns of the Northwest by Norman D. Weis 62 ghost towns from the Northwest are described with the history of each town and directions to find them. Nearly 20 are unknown to the general public.

319 Pages, Softcover, 249 photos, 22 maps, bibliography, index ISBN# 978-0-87004-358-1

E-book ISBN# 978-0-87004-567-7

$17.95

Colorado Ghost Towns: Past and Present by Robert L. Brown History, nostalgia, and detailed directions are combined to provide a guide for exploring 65 of Colorado’s ghost towns and mining camps. Brown pairs early and contemporary photos. 317 Pages, Softcover, photos, maps, index

ISBN# 978-0-87004-218-8

$14.95

E-book ISBN# 978-0-87004-530-1

Ghost Towns of the Colorado Rockies by Robert L. Brown Featuring travel directions for 60 of Colorado’s ghost towns and mining camps, this book also provides an informal history of each town, along with early and contemporary photos to aid in the site identification.

401 Pages, Softcover, 136 photos, map, index ISBN# 978-0-87004-342-0

$17.95

Jeep Trails to Colorado Ghost Towns by Robert L. Brown Settle into your four-wheel-drive vehicle or a chair and take off for the mining camps of Colorado! This book is an illustrated history of fifty-nine towns famous during the gold and silver rushes of the 1800s, with directions on how to get to each.

245 Pages, Softcover, 105 photos, maps, index

ISBN# 978-0-87004-021-4

$12.95

Barns of the West: A Vanishing Legacy by Arthur A. Hart More than 200 photos of barns in Alaska, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Utah, Oregon, and California, Barns is a superb pictorial survey.

112 Pages, Hardcover, photos

ISBN# 978-0-9631258-9-7

$29.95

Buried Treasure

Central City and Gilpin County: Then and Now by Robert L. Brown This is the remarkable story of Central City, Colorado, past and present, where gold drew people during the nineteenth century because it was known as “the richest square mile on earth.”

$8.95

Pikes Peak Backcountry: The Historic Saga of the Peak’s West Slope by Celinda Reynolds Kaelin This is the story of the region west of Pikes Peak. It includes stories of the first settlers and the founders of towns. It also tells of the bust years between world wars when the train tracks were pulled up and communities vanished.

Telluride“From Pick to Powder” by Richard L. and Suzanne Fetter After booming with the discovery of gold and silver in the last century, Telluride went bust and slept for decades then revived when skiing swept the Rockies in the 1960s.

Gold Rushes and Mining Camps of the Early American West by Vardis Fisher and Opal Laurel Holmes Winner of the Western Writers of America Spur Award for best nonfiction,the book brings together all of the remarkable people and the violent contrasts that make up an enthralling chapter in US history. 465 Pages, Hardcover, 447 illustrations, index ISBN# 978-0-87004-043-6

$29.95

Four Days from Fort Wingate: The Lost Adams Diggings by Richard French The story behind the legend of the Lost Adams diggings in New Mexico which generated hundreds of articles and books, and gave rise to movies. 259 Pages, Softcover, photos, illustrations, index ISBN# 978-0-87004-362-8

$9.95

Colorado Treasure Tales by W.C. Jameson 27 stories of lost gold and silver mines, hidden strongboxes, missing army payrolls, and Spanish loot.

191 Pages, Softcover, maps, bibliography, illustrations, index ISBN# 978-0-87004-402-1

$13.95

E-book ISBN# 978-0-87004-524-0

New Mexico Treasure Tales by W.C. Jameson The 26 legends and tales of lost mines and buried treasures in this book are the result of more than four decades of search, research, exploration, and discovery.

199 Pages, Softcover, map ISBN# 978-0-87004-429-8

$13.95

E-book ISBN# 978-0-87004-552-3

From the Backlist... The Great Pikes Peak Gold Rush by Robert L. Brown Softcover ISBN# 978-0-89301-412-0 $12.95 E-book ISBN# 978-0-89301-533-2