| Ghost Towns of Arizona Contributor(s): Sherman, James E. (Author), Sherman, Barbara H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0806108436 ISBN-13: 9780806108438 Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 19th Century - Travel | United States - West - Mountain (az, Co, Id, Mt, Nm, Nv, Ut, Wy) |
| Dewey: 979.1 |
| LCCN: 68031367 |
| Physical Information: 0.61" H x 8.42" W x 11.04" (1.37 lbs) 220 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southwest U.S. - Geographic Orientation - Arizona |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Arizona's ghost towns exemplify man's courage, tenacity, and perhaps even foolishness in his search for wealth. Inevitable by-products of the development of gold, silver, copper, and other mineral deposits in Arizona, some of these communities mushroomed overnight into a hodgepodge of tents and makeshift homes, while others developed over a period of years into tidy, well-planned townsites. Whatever their design, intent, or purpose, when their existence was no longer profitable they slipped into the category of ghost towns. |