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5.0 out of 5 stars
Passionate and Exhaustive,
By Theseus "theseus" (US of A) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Ghosts of the Adobe Walls (Paperback)
Murbarger, the self-proclaimed "Roving Reporter of the Desert" created this brilliant survey of the lost and not-at-all lost sites of the Southwest -- "an intimate chronicle of Arizona's deserted mining boom camps, stage stations, army posts, ranches, and amazing human characters." Like most great books that fall into the category of local histories, Murbarger captures the essence of a region while making larger connections with the human condition in general.
At any rate, this remarkable labor of love was first released in 1964 by Treasure Chest Publications out of Tucson. Trade paperback, 398 pp, b&w illustrations, index. TABLE OF CONTENTS Gila City Opened the Game Bonanza in the Bradshaws Weaver was Rich and Rowdy Paddlewheels on the Colorado Ghost of the Red Hill Travel was Seldom Tranquil St. Peter's River Was a Busy Place Ghosts of the Border Country Phantom Camps of the Patagonias Spectres of Spur and Plow Three Old Towns in Mohave County The King Wore a Silver Crown Silver on the Big Sandy Hoyden of the Gila Hills Stampede to Papagoland Congress Had a Good Session Vultures and Vekol, Tragedy Camps Down the White Mountains to Metcalf Old Pearce Drowses in the Sun Swansea, Kofa, and the Harqua Hala Boom Camp in the White Hills Metropolis of Mingus Mountain The Miners Called it Paradise Two Golden Ghosts and a Fig Tree Courtland's Boom was Copper Plated Calabasas, City of the Pumpkins Booms Towns of the Black Canyons Roster of the Ghosts |
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Ghosts of the Adobe Walls by Nell Murbarger (Paperback - Nov. 1964)
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