Ghost Towns of Montana: A Classic Tour Through The Treasure State's Historical Sites

By Don C. Miller and Donald C. Miller

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0762745177
• ISBN13: 9780762745173
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Two Dot Books
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.4" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

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Western Montana ghosts

This oversized paperback describes about 40 ghost towns located in the western mountain region of Montana. Rather long historical accounts of each place are included, along with many illustrations and photos. Although this paperback issue came out in 1981, it is the same as the original edition of 1974; most of the contemporary photos of these ghosts, most taken by Miller, since they are already over 30 years old, might indicate relics that have disappeared since then. One major fault of the book is the absence of maps; only one appears (on the back cover) and it's not very useful. A second fault is that Miller rarely tells you exactly where these towns were located; anyone actually in the field interested in going to these spots would not get much help from Miller's book. Therefore, I have to say the book seems more for those armchair explorers who wouldn't be interested in visiting the ghost towns discussed. The book is interesting in its historical accounts, but not a good guide for the hands-on enthusiast.