Ghost Town Glimpses

by Craig MacDonald

First printing, a trade paperback, issued simultaneously with hardcover. Stories of the California gold mining towns in the Mother Lode country of the Sierra foothills - both their colorful past, and the often picturesque remains. Among the towns written about are Drytown, Copperopolis, Volcano, Fiddletown, Placerville and more - and the characters include bandits like Murieta and Black Bart, the first baby born at the diggings, as well as the miners themselves. Photographs. 100 pages.

100 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1975