Historic Photos of Florida Ghost Towns (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781684420995)

Unlike the movie ghost towns of the Old West, the ghost towns in Florida don't have tumbleweeds rolling on deserted dirt roads, abandoned wooden saloons, and lone drifters on horseback. Although the landscape may have dramatically changed, many of these once-thriving communities declined due to widespread economic changes, disastrous weather, company closings, or vital industries disappearing or moving elsewhere. In fact, some of these so-called ghost towns have been absorbed by larger cities still inhabited by Floridians today.

In Historic Photos of Florida Ghost Towns, author Steve Rajtar takes readers decades back in Florida's history to discover these ghost towns through the lens of two hundred black-and-white photographs-in some cases, the only remains of these forgotten towns. Explore the landscapes, houses, schools, businesses, organizations, places of worship, and people who once called these now-nonexistent towns home. Imagine what life was like in hundreds of these tight-knit communities as you explore a century and a half of this sunny, populous state that many still call home.

Author: Steve Rajtar
ISBN-10: 1684420997
ISBN-13: 9781684420995
Publisher: Turner
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2010
Pages: 202
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.67lbs
Size: 8.50h x 8.50w x 0.75d