Bodie Bonanza: The True Story of a Flamboyant Past

by Warren Loose

Book Overview

A colorful, accurate account of the wildest mining camp in the American West-by a man who knew it intimately! This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0682472735
• ISBN13: 9780682472739
• Release Date: January 1971
• Publisher: Exposition Press
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Bodie Bonanza is a bounty of historical facts!

Warren Loose has written a great account of a grand old ghost town. For anyone who has visited Bodie, and read my grandfather's book the town comes alive. As a history this book is filled with the names of people and the events that helped shaped the old west. The book is well written, researched and factual. Having been to Bodie several times, and having read the book on numersous occasions I can hear the music and revelry of the dance halls and saloons. One can see the dirty miner entering the shower and bath houses of Bodie and throw down a small bag of gold dust in exchange for a feww brief moments of cleanliness. One can even see and experience the excitement of a western 4th of July celebration and then hear and see the tragic events of the Bodie fire. For anyone interested in western Americana this is a great book!