books - Desert Magazine of the Southwest

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The Historical Guide to Utah Ghost Towns
This functional guide lists more than 150 Utah ghost towns, arranged
geographically by counties. Related photos and practical
maps lace the informative text, making this a must for
Utah ghost town enthusiasts. An excellent gift, and invaluable
l»jt for plotting a vacation.
Heavy paperback, 166 pages, $4.95.
Lost Legends of the Silver State
Gerald Higgs made his way through
every county in Nevada, covering over
15,000 miles, and sorting through ancient
ji. mining entries and water-stained news-
I papers. The result was this colorful assortment
of sixteen lesser known legends
.gjj about the golden age of Nevada. Thirtythree
old-time photos compliment the fas-
I cinating text. Hardcover, 142 pages,
$7.95.
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Photo Album
of Yesterday's
Southwest 195
early day pictures of the Desert
Southwest from 1862 to 1912.
Printed on 80# coated stock.
9"x12" format. 185 pages
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Palm Desert, Calif. 92260
I HAULED THESE MOUNTAINS
IN HERE
Frances and Dorothy Wood
"Greatest freighter in the West." "King of the freight lines." This was David
Wood, who came to Colorado in 1876, the year statehood was granted.
Wood played an historic part in opening up the western slope of the Great
Divide. His huge freight wagons, hitched to six or eight teams of oxen or mules,
served the early mining camps in the San Juan Basin. He hauled out ore and hauled
in food, machinery, dynamite, coal — everything needed at the mines.
The story of David Wood — soldier, pioneer, freighter, builder — is a story of
how the West was won.
340 pages, 6x9, many photographs, cloth $9.95
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Box 700
Caldwell, Idaho 83605
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COLORADO RIVER GHOST TOWNS
By Stanley W. Paher
Many of our readers are familiar with
Stanley W. Paher who is the author of
several books about the Southwest. His
Nevada Ghost Towns and Mining
Camps, published in 1970, earned him
the Award of Merit of the American Association
of State and Local History.
Next came Northwestern Arizona Ghost
Towns which was followed by Las Vegas,
As it began—as it grew. Two guidebooks,
Ponderosa Country [Reno and
vicinity] and Death Valley Ghost Towns
were issued in 1972-73.
Now Stan brings us Colorado River
Ghost Towns, and as is his usual format,
it is illustrated with an abundance of rare
old photos.
The Cerbat mountains and other
barren ranges in western Arizona along
the Colorado River offer a wide range of
unexpected experiences to the visitor.
Tucked away in several canyons are the
skeletal remains of abandoned mines
and towns. Chloride, Cerbat, Fort Yuma,
Ehrenburg, El Dorado Canyon, Oatman,
Grand Gulch, La Paz, Swansea, Mohave
City and Harrisburg are but a few of the
ghost towns that are brought back to life
both in text and illustrations.
Large format, paperback, this standard
editon is priced at $2.95.
Desert/May 1977