Ghost Towns Of Kansas

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This illustrated guide to Kansas ghost towns will delight travelers and armchair tourists alike. Organized by region, it tells the story of 100 towns that have either disappeared without a trace or are only 'a shadowy remnant of what they once were.'

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Genre : Travel
Author : Daniel Fitzgerald
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Release : 1988
File : 376 Pages
ISBN-13 : UOM:39015013496735


Ghost Towns Of Oklahoma

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Lists 130 ghost towns in alphabetical order and includes descriptions of each.

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Genre : History
Author : John Wesley Morris
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Release : 1977
File : 246 Pages
ISBN-13 : 0806114207


Hidden History Of Kansas

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Series statement from publisher's website.

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Genre : Business & Economics
Author : Adrian Zink
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Release : 2017
File : 192 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781625858894


Encyclopedia Of Local History

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How is local history thought about? How should it be approached? Through brief, succinct notes and essay-length entries, the Encyclopedia of Local History presents ideas to consider, sources to use, historical fields and trends to explore. It also provides commentary on a number of subjects, including the everyday topics that most local historians encounter. A handy reference tool that no public historian's desk should be without!

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Genre : History
Author : Carol Kammen
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Release : 2000
File : 574 Pages
ISBN-13 : 0742503992


Encyclopedia Of Kansas

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The Encyclopedia of Kansas contains detailed information on States: Symbols and Designations, Geography, Archaeology, State History, Local History on individual cities, towns and counties, Chronology of Historic Events in the State, Profiles of Governors, Political Directory, State Constitution, Bibliography of books about the state and an Index.

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Genre : History
Author : Nancy Capace
Publisher : Somerset Publishers, Inc.
Release : 2000-01-01
File : 502 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780403093120


Ghost Towns

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Tombstone, Bodie, St. Elmo, Silver City: these are some of the most famous of the Old West ghost towns and mining camps that dot America's landscape and provide hints to the country's history. But literally thousands more are scattered throughout the West, with some states boasting hundreds of abandoned boomtowns. Attracting thousands of visitors every year, many of these are protected by public and private parties alike, and visits are carefully regulated in order to preserve these valuable historical relics. Clint Thomsen describes various types of ghost town, explains their histories, and outlines ongoing research and archaeological study into decaying towns and mining camps.

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Genre : History
Author : Clint Thomsen
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Release : 2012-07-20
File : 65 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780747810865


Ghost Towns Of Texas

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"The indefatigable T. Lindsay Baker has now turned his enormous mental and physical energies to the subject and has brought to view - if not to life -eighty-six Texas ghost towns for the reader's pleasure. Baker lists three criteria for inclusion: tangible remains, public access, and statewide coverage. In each case Baker comments about the town's founding, its former significance, and the reasons for its decline. There are maps and instructions for reaching each site and numerous photographs showing the past and present status of each. The contemporary photos were taken, in most instances, by Baker himself, who proves as adept a photographer as he is researcher and writer....Baker has done his work thoroughly and well, within limits imposed by necessity. He obviously had fun in the process and it shows in his prose."---New Mexico Historical Review

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Genre : History
Author : T. Lindsay Baker
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Release : 1991-02-01
File : 216 Pages
ISBN-13 : 0806121890


Kansas

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From vast plains to gently rolling hills, Kansas is a state filled with history and agriculture. This visually stunning book explores Kansas from the rich farmland To The mosaic of modern culture. Timelines and sidebars ensure a broad experience of Kansas, both past and present.

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Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
Author : Diane Bailey
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Release : 2010-08-15
File : 51 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781448808311


More Ghost Towns Of Texas

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A companion volume to Ghost Towns of Texas provides readers with histories, maps, and detailed directions to the most interesting ghost towns in Texas not already covered in the first volume. Reprint.

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Genre : History
Author : T. Lindsay Baker
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Release : 2005-08-01
File : 246 Pages
ISBN-13 : 080613724X


Ghost Towns Of The American West

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If it is abandoned by all or most of its inhabitants, a settlement becomes a ghost town. The buildings and dirt streets may remain, but the character and soul of the place change entirely. And so it was with mining camps, lumber camps, and cowboy towns scattered across America, particularly in the West: places with names like Gregory’s Diggings, Deadwood, Bodie, Calico, Goldfield, and Tombstone, some of the over 30,000 deserted towns in the United States. Why did people come to these isolated places? Why did they leave? As Raymond Bial’s narrative explores the history of our ghost towns, his well-composed photo-graphs silently tell their stories: of bustling, muddy streets, of large mercantile stores, and, ultimately, of short-lived dreams of gold, fertile land, or simply a good place to call home.

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Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
Author : Raymond Bial
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Release : 2001-02-26
File : 53 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780547561899