{"product_id":"more-ghost-towns-of-texas-9780806137247","title":"More Ghost Towns of Texas","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere is something romantic yet harshly concrete about an abandoned town. Dreams, conflicts, and losses still haunt what remains, so it's no wonder we call these locales \"ghost towns.\" A companion volume to his \u003cem\u003eGhost Towns of Texas\u003c\/em\u003e, T. Lindsay Baker's \u003cem\u003eMore Ghost Towns of Texas\u003c\/em\u003e provides readers with histories, maps, and detailed directions to the most interesting ghost towns in Texas not already covered in the first volume.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe ninety-four towns described in this book range from American Indian sites abandoned prior to the arrival of Europeans to towns abandoned within the past decade. Baker's own recent photographs of the towns are complemented by historic photographs of more prosperous times. Many of these locations have never before appeared in any ghost town guide.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBased on hundreds of miles of travel and fieldwork in abandoned towns all across Texas, \u003cem\u003eMore Ghost Towns of Texas\u003c\/em\u003e lists sites throughout the state so that people from anywhere in the state can reach a ghost town in a day's trip.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBaker, T. Lindsay:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eT. Lindsay Baker, \u003c\/strong\u003e who holds the W. K. Gordon Chair in Industrial History at Tarleton State University, Stephenville, Texas, is Director of the W. K. Gordon Center for Industrial History, Thurber, Texas, and editor of the \u003cem\u003eWindmiller's Gazette\u003c\/em\u003e. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eA Field Guide to American Windmills \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e North American Windmill Manufacturers' Trade Literature: A Descriptive Guide.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Oklahoma Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50328511906066,"sku":"9780806137247","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_042b7658-3e46-4fc5-b022-b74b5a05e358.jpg?v=1727743028","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/more-ghost-towns-of-texas-9780806137247","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}