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The Mining Camps Speak: A New Way to Explore the Ghost Towns of the American West

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I have used this book with great success in my Colorado history classes and I recommend it to anyone with an interest in mining history and the Rocky Mountain West. Other books tell you where the "ghost towns" are located, but this book is unique in helping you understand what you are seeing when you get there. Their chapter on tin can dating alone is worth the price of the book. The research here is incredible and the photographs very clear. Take this along on your next trip into the mountains.

This is a fabulous book which should appeal to anyone who spends any time in the back-country of the American West. You know those tumble-down buildings and random bits of rusted iron you occasionally encounter? Turns out they're not the junky nuisance you thought. This book, which is a fascinating read, will enable you to appreciate how folks 100 years ago were living in the very places you're exploring by showing you what all those things were used for. A wonderful find (or gift) for anyone with an interest in the mountains.

This is a great book for anyone who wants to learn about old mining towns and what you can find when you visited them. I have a much better understanding of what to look for when I see old structures and now I might even be able to figure out what they once were! Great book and a fun read!

Informative information that helps to identify items found laying around mining camps and homesteads.
I would recommend this easy reading book.
W. Baker

This is an excellent book if you are interested in the history of mining in the USA. We bought this before our 2010 vacation to Ouray Colorado which has a rich mining history.

This is an invaluable resource when hiking old mining camps in the San Juan mountians.