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1) Wild West
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"When Jack and Annie came back from their adventure in 'Magic Tree House #10: Ghost Town at Sundown,' they had lots of questions. Why do we call the Old West wild? What is a ghost town? What are cowboys? Who was Billy the Kid? It's time to be a 'fact tracker' with Jack and Annie!"--Back cover.
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1902. Arriving at Kenworthy, California, mail-order-bride Juniper Cohen was met by the pounding of the gold mine, the rowdiness of its prospectors, and her greatest surprise of all: the love of the kind man who awaited her. When the mine proves empty of profit Juniper’s husband vanishes, and the pioneers flee this dwindling boomtown. Carving out survival for her and her young daughter in a ghost town requires trusting in the kindness of a few...
7) Abandon
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A century-old mystery—and a desperate battle to survive—unfold in this standalone thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Dark Matter and Recursion.
On Christmas Day in 1893, every man, woman, and child in a remote mining town disappeared, belongings forsaken, meals left to freeze in vacant cabins, and not a single bone found.
Now, journalist Abigail Foster and her...
On Christmas Day in 1893, every man, woman, and child in a remote mining town disappeared, belongings forsaken, meals left to freeze in vacant cabins, and not a single bone found.
Now, journalist Abigail Foster and her...
15) Ghost Town
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When the Beacon Street girls go on vacation to a ranch in Montana, a snowstorm strands Maeve, Avery, and Charlotte in a ghost town, while Katani and Isabel spend time back at the ranch with country music stars Nik and Sam.
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The United States has been shaped by mobility like no other nation on Earth. The automobile made possible almost limitless development, but there was a dark side: ghost towns and deserted regions emerged due to economic crises, cultural shifts, and catastrophic weather. Heribert Niehues's award-winning photographs trace these lonely places, which elicit strange fascination mixed with melancholy for a bygone era. His Hopperesque images of gas stations,...