The book, Ghost Towns, Gamblers And Gold, tells the remarkable story of over 50 classic ghost towns of the Old West and the prospectors, the gunman and the gamblers who shared their glory years.  The reader of this book will relive the wildest, woolliest period in American History.  This was an era barely on the edge of civilization when men sought their fortune with a pick and shovel, kept it with a six-gun and often lost it by playing Poker at the local saloon.  The major sections of this book and the ghost towns visited are as follows: 1) California including Sutter's Mill. Old Sacramento. Mother Lode, Angels Camp, Columbia, Fiddletown, Auburn, Grass Valley, Rough and Ready, Empire Mines, Other Mother Lode Towns, Death Valley, Bodie & Calico; 2) Arizona including Jerome, Gold King Mine, Tortilla Flat, Superstition Mountains, Old Tucson, Tombstone, Gleeson & Bisbee; 3) New Mexico including Madrid, Dos Cabezas, White Oaks, Mogollon, Pinos Altos, Shakespear, Lincoln & Fort Union; 4) Colorado including Cripple Creek, Leadville, Fairplay, Silver Plume, Georgetown, St. Elmo & Telluride; 5) Utah including Old Deseret Village, Salt Lake City, Heber City, Spring Canyon & Grafton and 6) Nevada including Rhyolite, Tonopah, Goldfield, Belmont, Goldpoint, Virginia City and Bowers Mansion.  In addition to an informative text, "Ghost Towns, Gamblers And Gold" includes 1 black and white photograph and approximately 270 high quality color photographs of the ghost towns as they appear today.  This book is 223 pages and is in very good condition.  The author is Chuck Lawliss with Chuck Lawliss (photography).  Edition published in 1985.