Rocky Mountain ghost towns are filled with chilling, but captivating stories. Horace Tabor (in 1879) was said to be the fifth richest man in the United States, but in the silver panic of 1893, Tabor lost his fortune and was reduced to working for sixty-five cents a day. South Pass City, Wyoming, was the home of the women's suffrage movement. It was here that the first woman was sworn to a political office. In 1873 the mining town of South Pass had 4,000 residents. Today, it lies abandoned and desolate, with less than seven residents living year round. This is a handy guide of rags-to-riches stories and silent hardships. The ghost towns depicted appeal to travelers, archeologists, artists, historians, anthropologists, and individuals from all walks of life. AUTHOR: Preethi Burkholder lives in Colorado and has published many travel articles. 27 b/w photographs
