Tales the Western Tombstones Tell: Historic Graves of the Old West (The Ghost Town Series Book 7 -- Second Book on Tombstones)

191 pp. The famous and infamous come back to life in this great photo history. Missionary and mule drive... bad guy and blacksmith... they all came to glory and what tales their tombstones tell! What about Jane Barnes, the London barmaid who live the life of "Riley's wife"' And the Modoc warrior, Captaqin Jack, who was hanged for murdering a general...the wagon load of Iowa dir hauled across the prairies...the battle of miners and strike breakers in Telluride...Stephen Meek's "Lost Wagon Train"... the Meeker Massacre... Saloon keeper Lizzie King of Custer, Idaho, who was buried between lover and husband...Stories galore and furthermore all put in beautifully sharp focus by Lambert Florin's magnificent, award winning photographs. Weeds cover the fallen stones...crosses lie crumpled on the sandy slopes...a jumble of boulders is all you can see...but just walk along with author Florin...come bats or buzzards he'll guide you to hallowed haunts where you'll feel the spirits of the pioneers buried there long ago.