Ghost Town Of Bodie

"Images accompany information about Bodie. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--

The mid-19th century mining town of Bodie, California located at 8,369 feet, atop the Sierra Nevada Mountains, just 3 1/2 miles from the Nevada border, was considered one of the richest gold and silver mining towns in the west. Geologists who know of its present rich ore deposits, say it could have been again, but since it became a California historic state park in 1962, that possibility was terminated. The old town, now the best preserved ghost town in the Nation, is maintained in a state of arrested decay by the State of California, meaning it will never be restored to its once rough and tough condition of the 1870s, but it is prevented from further deterioration through a system of constant repair. The public is encouraged to visit the old town, and this book is a compilation of stories, news items, historic information, and reports of its past, some true, some possibly true, and some probably outright lies by citizens of the past and news reporters who wrote for the many old newspapers that described life as it was lived in the years immediately following the Civil War. Authors Jim Watson, photographer, and Doug Brodie, former newspaper reporter, have obtained items heretofore never explained nor described in writings about the old town. Their research has made this book a one of a kind publication.

The wild reputation of Bodie was unmatched in the Old West. The California gold-mining town attracted a rough crowd. Bodie had gamblers, drinkers, gunslingers, and robbers all after riches. This high-interest childrenÕs title includes a wealth of information about the gold rush that once made Bodie a Òget richÓ destination.

Explains the history of Bodie, California which began as a Gold Rush boomtown and became a cursed ghost town.

Contains captioned, archival photographs that provide insights into the history of Bodie, California.

See and feel the nostalgic character of Bodie, an authentic gold rush town. Bodie ghost town, on the western edge of Northern California, gives us a clear glimpse of our Wild West history with its stunning allure, frozen-in-time culture, and arrested decay. This historical landmark is bursting with beautiful contradictions from its starkly rugged buildings to the smooth rolling hills that surround the town. Pete Grady is a photographer who loves to capture the world around him and inspire other's imaginations to see the world from a different angle.