Ghost Towns
Publication Information
Author:  Bial, Raymond	Illustrator:  Bial, Raymond
Title:  Ghost Towns	Date:  2001
Publisher:  Houghton Mifflin	City:  Boston
ISBN, paperback:  0-618-06557-1	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:	Young Adult:
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    nonfiction, photographic essay
HSE Descriptor(s):    social studies
Summary:
Color photographs and colorful text describe many ghost towns in the American West. The author includes a list of books for further reading.
Teaching Ideas:
The book could be used in a text set on the West with Buffalo Gals, Where the Buffalo Roam, and others. The stunning photographs could be used as writing prompts. Learners can use the book as a model to do research and writing on the history of their own community.
Keywords: select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword
Art and Photography > photography History > region > U.S. history > founding of the country > early American life History > region > U.S. history > Westward Expansion > homesteading Geography > locations > U.S. states/regions > Western United States History > region > U.S. history > Westward Expansion > gold rush Work > occupations > cowboy

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