Arizona's Ghost Towns and Mining Camps: A Travel Guide to History

by Philip Varney

Book Overview

Ghost town authority Philip Varney brings the Old West to life with intriguing anecdotes and a gallery of rare old-time photographs. Regional maps, detailed travel information, and a full-color... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0916179443
• ISBN13: 9780916179441
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Arizona Highways Books
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.3" x 10.8"

Customer Reviews

Ghost Towns

Charming little book. If one is interested in Ghost Towns and/or Arizona this book is great reference. My husband and I will use this reference material many times in the future.

AZ Ghost Towns

Excellent! Just what I was looking for our next trip to AZ. RKO

ALL GHOST TOWN FANS MUST HAVE THIS BOOK

This book is probably the best ghost town book published for any state in the U.S.. It is nicely divided up by area of Arizona. So you can easily travel to a particular area and visit a few ghost towns in a row in a rather short period of time. Each area has its principle site (uually the site with most to see and the most history). Also, two to six secondary sites area listed for each area. Then minor sites are also listed so you can prioritize you visits to maximize what you see in a smaller amount of time. The author also includes detialed driving directions and if a four wheel drive or high clearance vehicle is needed to get there. The pictures in this book are amazing. I am guessing that there is information on over 100 ghost towns in this book. Due to the dry climate, the ghost towns here tend to stay pretty well preserved. And the author does a good job of showing you the best there is to see here. I have personally visited probably 30 to 50 of the towns in this book, and I am telling you it is worth every penny.

Easy reading

I found this book to have some very interesting photographs and accurate information about the Arizona area. Good resource book for accurate historical information.

"Splenderiferous" collection of ghost town data.

This book contains a wealth of factual background data on each ghost town, as well as numerous "back then" and "see it now" photographs. The book maintains the high standards expected from the publishers of "Arizona Highways Magazine"