HISTORY
Bial, Raymond

Ghost Towns of the American West

(2) 4-6 Bial's stark, artfully composed photos perfectly frame this broad overview of abandoned sites of the past. Buildings, landscapes, and artifacts, primarily from restored towns, appear as silent sentinels to long-deserted places. The text explores the inhabitants of nineteenth-century Western towns that sprang up during westward expansion and then were abandoned as various ventures petered out. Bib.

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