Abandoned Southern California: The Eras That Shaped the West

Kalafatis. Beginning with the old ghost towns that date back to the Gold Rush to the nearly deserted roadside towns found along Route 66, Southern California is littered with abandoned towns and buildings. Follow a story about the land of opportunities and renewed hope for incoming immigrants, and yet see the harsher reality existing in its place through personal accounts and rarely seen images. Follow this title featuring those people and places that made California the enduring state it is today. 96 pages, 116 color photos, 6¾"x 9¾", softcover.