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Ghost Towns : how they were born, how they lived, and how they died / by Tom Robotham.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Robotham, Tom
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ghost towns--West (U.S.)--History--Pictorial works.
- Ghost towns.
- Ghost towns--West (U.S.)--History.
- West (U.S.)--History, Local--Pictorial works.
- West (U.S.).
- West (U.S.)--History, Local.
- West United States.
- Genre:
- illustrated books.
- Illustrated works
- History
- Local history
- Illustrated works.
- Penn Provenance:
- Teacher, Stuart (donor) (Running Press copy)
- Physical Description:
- 128 pages : illustrations, map, portraits ; 32 cm
- Distribution:
- Philadelphia, Pa. : Imprint of Running Press,
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia, Pa. : [Published by] Courage Books, 1993.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Prologue: The American Frontier
- Gold! Gold from the American River!
- California Boom Towns
- The Forty-Niners
- Farewell, Old California
- Stark Mad for Silver
- New Eldorados
- Rustlers, Rascals, and Railroaders
- Turn-of-the-Century Boom Towns
- Epilogue: An Enduring Legacy.
- Notes:
- "Copyright ©1993 Brompton Books Corp."--Title page verso.
- "Cover design by Toby Schmidt. Book designed by Joseph Warner."--Title page verso.
- Includes index.
- Local Notes:
- Running Press Collection copies 1 & 2 presented to the Penn Libraries in 2008 by Stuart "Buz" Teacher.
- Running Press copies have dustjackets retained.
- Running Press copies are "1" printing.
- ISBN:
- 1561382698
- 9781561382699
- OCLC:
- 28327698
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