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Wind whistles through an abandoned mine shaft. A loose door knocks in the breeze. Cattle feed past the tilted skeleton of a barn.

Underneath, if you listen hard enough, you can hear the faint sounds of a tin pan piano, the crack of a miner’s hammer against stone, the distant giggle of dance hall girls. Peppered throughout Montana, the remains of a bygone age stand weathering in slowly fading bits and pieces. Read about Castle Town, once home to more than 1,500 miners and families, now a sparse scattering of cabins and frame shacks. Explore Garnet, named after a semiprecious stone, abandoned after more than $10 million in gold was taken from the surrounding mines. And browse the beehive-shaped charcoal kilns of Glendale, southwest of Butte.

First published in 1974, Ghost Towns of Montana is the classic look at the history of the Treasure State. An invaluable resource for ghost town tourists and history buffs alike, it’s also a record of passing time, an ode to those miners, ranchers, and cowboys who founded Montana.

This part guidebook, part history book is an up-to-date collection of photos and true stories about the most famous ghost towns of Montana—packaged with a map and more than 100 historical images.
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  6. ISBN-10
    0762745177
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0762745173
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Wind whistles through an abandoned mine shaft.
A loose door knocks in the breeze. Cattle feed past the tilted skeleton of a barn.
Underneath, if you listen hard enough, you can hear the faint sounds of a tin pan piano, the crack of a miner's hammer against stone, the distant giggle of dancehall girls. Peppered throughout Montana, the remains of a bygone age stand weathering in slowly fading bits and pieces. Read about Castle Town, once home to more than 1,500 miners and families, now a sparse scattering of cabins and frame shacks. Explore Garnet, named after a semiprecious stone, abandoned after more than $10 million in gold was taken from the surrounding mines. And browse the beehive-shaped charcoal kilns of Glendale, southwest of Butte. First published in 1974, Ghost Towns of Montana is the classic look at the history of the Treasure State. An invaluable resource for ghost town tourists and history buffs alike, it's also a record of passing time, an ode to those miners, ranchers, and cowboys who founded Montana.

About the Author

Donald C. Miller, a graduate of the University of South Dakota and Associate Professor at The University of Montana School of Journalism, was a lifelong ghost town enthusiast who dedicated his time and experience to preservation of these rickety buildings and their shadows on the American landscape. His daughter, Shari Miller, has continued her family's tradition of preserving and protecting architectural and historic gems throughout the West.

 

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ TwoDot; First Edition (August 3, 2008)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 176 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0762745177
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0762745173
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 0.4 x 11 inches
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Awesome book, alot of good info for hopefully a visit one day.
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Carolyn R. Fortney
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a writer of ghost stories.this is the best book that shows the visual of the the towns of the past
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David Cummings
4.0 out of 5 stars Good for historical information, bad for finding ghost towns
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The author and his daughter (who put out this "new" which doesn't seem to have updated any information from the nearly four decade-old original) obviously love ghost towns. They also seem to fear that people will vandalize, rob, or destroy these ghost towns. It's my feeling that such miscreants wouldn't go to such great lengths as to purchasing/checking out this book just so they could go vandalize something. Why provide such tantalizingly great information and then not give hardly a clue as to where these towns exist? Obviously the original author didn't have the internet back in the 1970's but his daughter does now. Does she realize that there are entire websites dedicated to locating (and preserving) these towns, even the one they want to keep secret by calling it "Montana Mystery Town"?

I had hoped to find a guide to the many ghost towns in the state I live in and love. I now have great information on each town, but have to go to a secondary source to locate them if I want to visit them.
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Fred Stephen
5.0 out of 5 stars Ghost towns of Montana by Shari Miller
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this is a good book. it names a lot of the ghost towns of Montana. where they are and how to get to them. it would be handy to have the large Gazette map book to see where you are going. good information on the ghost towns and what they are near and what they were before becoming a ghost town. good book to have if you like to explore ghost towns
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5.0 out of 5 stars Ready for adventure
Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2020
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After reading this book I was planning our next adventure.
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Great book.
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John W. Howell
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
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We enjoyed the book so much we are going back in September this year, John
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Dave
5.0 out of 5 stars Really like mining history
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Really like the stories about the old mining towns
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