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Ghost Towns of Montana: A Classic Tour Through the Treasure State's Historical Sites
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Ghost Towns of Montana: A Classic Tour Through the Treasure State's Historical Sites
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by Shari Miller
Sales Rank : 507914
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Paperback: 176 pages
Publisher: TwoDot; 1st edition August 3, 2008
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0762745177
ISBN-13: 978-0762745173
Product Dimensions:
11 x 8.5 x 0.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
Product Description
This book is a return to Montana's past through images of its ghost towns and stories of the people and events that shaped them. Profiles of approximately 39 ghost towns that still exist on the landscape are included.
Back Cover Copy
Wind whistles through an abandoned mine shaft.
A loose door knocks in the breeze. Cattle feed past the tilted skeleton of a barn.
Underneath, if you listen hard enough, you can hear the faint sounds of a tin pan piano, the crack of a miner’s hammer against stone, the distant giggle of dancehall girls. Peppered throughout Montana, the remains of a bygone age stand weathering in slowly fading bits and pieces. Read about Castle Town, once home to more than 1,500 miners and families, now a sparse scattering of cabins and frame shacks. Explore Garnet, named after a semiprecious stone, abandoned after more than $10 million in gold was taken from the surrounding mines. And browse the beehive-shaped charcoal kilns of Glendale, southwest of Butte. First published in 1974, Ghost Towns of Montana is the classic look at the history of the Treasure State. An invaluable resource for ghost town tourists and history buffs alike, it’s also a record of passing time, an ode to those miners, ranchers, and cowboys who founded Montana.
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