Ghost towns - sagging tributes to pioneering forefathers -live on in Arizona. Some boast sizable remnants. Others have all but vanished. Some fragmented remains huddle eerily in ragged clusters in the desert and hills. Other historical haunts are hard to find. The pursuit of a ghost town can be likened to haunting for a buried treasure - the very illusiveness provides added elixir. 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" Soft Cover - 142 pages.

To western historians and lovers of the Old West, These places are deeply fascinating. Where there was only virgin wilderness, some hardy forebear made an outpost of civilization in a new land. We want to know who they were, why they came, what their life was like, why they left. What people of history, famous or notorious, prominent or obscure, many have dwelled there or passed by? Even in these late days we yearn to reach out and touch it, see it, be a part of it ourselves. To read these stories is to rediscover a past of which many have never even heard. 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" Soft Cover - 174 pages.

Arizona has the town "too tough to die" (Tombstone), and Jerome is literally built on the side of a mountain. Other ghost towns are found near still-active mines. Perhaps more interesting than the towns are the stories of the people, retold here. 4" x 9" Soft Cover - 48 pages.

As you travel the state, read about the life and times of people from years past. An excellent map in the centerfold, and driving directions on each page make it easy to find the ghost towns, some now abandoned and others alive with new "pioneers". 4" x 9" Soft Cover - 48 pages.

A ghost town is only as good as the stories about it. The legends of barfights, famous visitors, and big findings of gold are throughout this book. It also has a good map and directions on locating the towns, some of which are "alive" today. 4" x 9" Soft Cover - 48 pages.