Ghost Towns and Mining Camps of New Mexico (Paperback)

by James E. Sherman (Author), Barbara H. Sherman (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 270 pages
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press; 2nd edition (June 1980)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0806111062
• ISBN-13: 978-0806111063
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #205,517 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A bit dated, but still good, May 26, 2004

By	Jack Purcell (Placitas, NM USA) - See all my reviews

This well-researched book is an old standard and well worth owning. Unfortunately, it suffers from being a bit outdated, having been written before the population explosion in the southwest during the past 20 years. The descriptions are frequently of remains and ruins no longer in existence, plundered, or merely part of new, cutesy 'discovered' communities of gingerbread and bricabrack. A lot of the ghost towns, I might have said, have been reincarnated.

Even so, there's not a better book anywhere about the ghost towns of New Mexico as they existed 20-30 years ago.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting Reading and Great Resource, September 18, 2001

By	apoem "apoem" (Bosque Farms, NM USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

This book is filled with pictures. It is a great book to read the history of the ghost towns and mining camps that can be found in NM. The authors have obviously done a lot of research and this results in a book that is informative, but fun to read. I particularly like how the authors have told various stories that are associated with each town. I find this to be a very accurate book also.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent guide, October 16, 2005

By	Bomojaz (South Central PA, USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

This is an excellent ghost town book and essential for anyone hunting ghosts in New Mexico. Sites are listed alphabetically; when its post office was in existence is also given. Then each site is keyed to a map found in the back of the book; the maps are fairly detailed and if used with recent topo maps (such as DeLorme) quite useful. Most of these townsites should be able to be found without too much difficulty. Detailed information about each place is also related by Sherman. Finally there are a ton of photographs (some historical, most recent) included. If you can't get out into the field to track any of these places down, it's still a great book for armchair travellers. Very informative no matter how you look at it.