"The indefatigable T. Lindsay Baker has now turned his enormous
mental and physical energies to the subject and has brought to view
- if not to life -eighty-six Texas ghost towns for the reader's
pleasure. Baker lists three criteria for inclusion: tangible
remains, public access, and statewide coverage. In each case Baker
comments about the town's founding, its former significance, and
the reasons for its decline. There are maps and instructions for
reaching each site and numerous photographs showing the past and
present status of each. The contemporary photos were taken, in most
instances, by Baker himself, who proves as adept a photographer as
he is researcher and writer....Baker has done his work thoroughly
and well, within limits imposed by necessity. He obviously had fun
in the process and it shows in his prose."---"New Mexico Historical
Review"
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