New Mexico's Best Ghost Towns: A Practical Guide

by Philip Varney, Tony Hillerman (Foreword by)

Overview

This useful guidebook surveys more than eighty ghost towns, grouped by geographic area. First published in 1981 and now available only from the University of New Mexico Press, it has been praised in particular for its instructions on how to reach even the most obscure sites.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826310101
Publisher:	University of New Mexico Press
Publication date:	11/01/1987
Pages:	204
Sales rank:	1,091,932
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.35(d)

About the Author

Philip Varney is an Arizona writer and teacher who has been a ghost town aficionado for more than fifteen years.


Tony Hillerman (1925-2008) was an award-winning author and newspaperman, best known for his mystery novels set on the Navajo Nation.

Editorial Reviews

"Varney's is the best of the New Mexico ghost-town books, and the University of New Mexico Press is to be congratulated for bringing it back into print."
—Journal of Arizona History

"Very carefully compiled . . . an excellent book."
—The Santa Fe Reporter

"Supplies just the information we need about New Mexico's ghost towns: maps, histories, photographic aids, road conditions, time allotment necessary, and current conditions. His appendixes include help for reading topographic maps, understanding mining terms, pronunciation of place names, and advice for hikers, bicyclers, and motorists."
—New Mexico Magazine

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