Ghost Towns of the Southwest: Your Guide to the Historic Mining Camps and Ghost Towns of Arizona and New Mexico
Your Guide to the Historic Mining Camps and Ghost Towns of Arizona and New Mexico
Nonfiction, Travel, United States, West, Museums, Tours, & Points of Interest, History, Americas
| Author: | Jim Hinckley, Kerrick James | ISBN: | 9781616738952 |
| Publisher: | MBI Publishing Company | Publication: | March 1, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Voyageur Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Jim Hinckley, Kerrick James |
| ISBN: | 9781616738952 |
| Publisher: | MBI Publishing Company |
| Publication: | March 1, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Voyageur Press |
| Language: | English |
For centuries, the stunning panoramas of Arizona and New Mexico served as the backdrop for a veritable cavalcade of human history. From Anasazi cities built within towering canyon walls to early outpost villages of an expanding young nation, the Southwest served as the home to a range of communities that first thrived and ultimately demised in the region's rugged, sprawling landscapes. Today, the Southwest lures visitors with its majestic natural scenery and links to a fascinating chapter in our nation's history. In Ghost Towns of the Southwest, Jim Hinckley and Kerrick James present the colorful stories, colorful characters, and colorful landscapes that bring to life these landmarks of our past.
For centuries, the stunning panoramas of Arizona and New Mexico served as the backdrop for a veritable cavalcade of human history. From Anasazi cities built within towering canyon walls to early outpost villages of an expanding young nation, the Southwest served as the home to a range of communities that first thrived and ultimately demised in the region's rugged, sprawling landscapes. Today, the Southwest lures visitors with its majestic natural scenery and links to a fascinating chapter in our nation's history. In Ghost Towns of the Southwest, Jim Hinckley and Kerrick James present the colorful stories, colorful characters, and colorful landscapes that bring to life these landmarks of our past.
