New Mexico Ghost Towns

by Donna Blake Birchell

Book Overview

Promises of riches from gold, silver, copper and zinc ores attracted thousands of treasure seekers to the Land of Enchantment. Boomtowns blossomed across the rugged wilderness until the trifecta of the Silver Panic of 1893, World War I and the Great Depression collapsed the economy. Explore the vacant relics of once vibrant communities. Some are well preserved and others are but a whisper of their former selves, but all have a story to tell. From...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467148261
• ISBN13: 9781467148269
• Release Date: February 2022
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 8.9"