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Bial, Raymond

Ghost Towns of the American West

48 pp. | Houghton | February, 2001 | Trade ISBN 0-618-06557-1 $$16.00
(2) 4-6 Bial's stark, artfully composed photos perfectly frame this broad overview of abandoned sites of the past. Buildings, landscapes, and artifacts, primarily from restored towns, appear as silent sentinels to long-deserted places. The text explores the inhabitants of nineteenth-century Western towns that sprang up during westward expansion and then were abandoned as various ventures petered out. Bib.
Reviewer: Betty Carter | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2001

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