Synopses & Reviews
Get ready for adventure as Philip Varney and John Drew take you on a tour of Colorados most fascinating historic mining camps and ghost towns. Ghost Towns of Colorado provides comprehensive information on more than 90 towns and sites from Cripple Creek to Leadville; from Silverton to Georgetown and Crested Butte to help you discover this engaging region for yourself. If youre an armchair visitor, youll appreciate the rich color photos and descriptive text that bring the region to life; if youre an actual visitor youll appreciate the directions and the many maps that make traveling the area a breeze. Chapters are arranged geographically by regions, and Varney provides precise directions and mileage to sites, plus information on what roads can be reached via car, truck, or 4-wheel drive. Philip Varney is also the author of Ghost Towns of Northern California. He has written books on ghost towns in Arizona and in Southern California. Photographer John Drew, along with his wife Susan, teamed up with Varney for Ghost Towns of Northern California. He has photographed ghost towns throughout the West.
Synopsis
Pictorial Discovery Guides from Voyageur Press provide focused coverage of popular destinations, landmarks, and heritage sites. Pictorial Discovery Guides offer an appealing combination of expert yet down-to-earth text and memorable color photography.
Engaging, anecdotal, yet historical guidebook.
Synopsis
A comprehensive pictorial discovery guide to more than 90 towns and sites from Cripple Creek to Leadville and Silverton to Georgetown. Arranged geographically by region with precise directions and mileage to sites.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 155) and index.
About the Author
Long-time ghost-town hunter Philip Varney is the author of six ghost-town guides, including Ghost Towns of Colorado, Ghost Towns of Northern California, and Ghost Towns of the Pacific Northwest. He is a regular contributor to Arizona Highways magazine and frequently leads travel groups on ghost-town tours. He lives in Tucson, Arizona.