Ghost towns of Kansas
Subtitle: a traveler's guide
By: Daniel Fitzgerald.
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Published: 1988
Place of publication: Lawrence, Kan
Language: eng
Number of pages: 348
Subjects: Ghost towns -- Kansas -- Guidebooks.; Kansas -- Guidebooks.; Kansas -- History, Local.
Description: This illustrated guide to Kansas ghost towns will delight travelers and armchair tourists alike. Organized by region, it tells the story of 100 towns that have either disappeared without a trace or are only "a shadowy remnant of what they once were." Fitzgerald chronicles each town's settlement, politics, colorful figures and legends, and eventual abandonment or decline. Ten maps and detailed intructions for finding each site are included.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 327.
Includes index.