Bodie: 1859-1962 (Images of America)

I enjoyed hearing the stories of the different families and follow the growth of this mining town. Also, it was interesting to learn of the various conditions they had to endure and how they adapted for the lack of wood, water and materials.

Loved this book. Would have liked more of the Bodie story, but the book is filled with pictures. Now I want to return so I can match some of the pictures with what still exists of the town today. You don't really need to visit Bodie to enjoy this book. If you've never enjoyed walking the streets of this ghost town, this book will take you there and you'll be able to talk about Bodie as if you had been there.

I love this book. So much history and pics. I have been to Bodie so many years ago. I highly recommend it.

Very interesting.

I love Bosie and bought this book for a family member after we had visited there. He said once he finished it he would be passing it along to his son as he had been telling him how much we had enjoyed our visit!

I wandered through this book while reading the Story of Bodie by Ella Cain. Puts faces to names and gives a real feeling and understanding of the ghost town of Bodie.

Amazing book! If you’ve ever visited this wonderful place, this is a great companion.

Great book and in much better condition than expected...Very satisfied...

Good book about the ghost town of Bodie and the pictures give you a sense of how they lived their everyday Lives, and how they overcame different problems.

Having actually been to Bodie; it was great to see some pictures of buildings and parts of the town that no longer exist. This is due to a couple of significant fires that swept the town before the last of the residents had moved on. Some fascinating text as while, but more of a picture book.

I enjoyed hearing the stories of the different families and follow the growth of this mining town. Also, it was interesting to learn of the various conditions they had to endure and how they adapted for the lack of wood, water and materials.

Loved this book. Would have liked more of the Bodie story, but the book is filled with pictures. Now I want to return so I can match some of the pictures with what still exists of the town today. You don't really need to visit Bodie to enjoy this book. If you've never enjoyed walking the streets of this ghost town, this book will take you there and you'll be able to talk about Bodie as if you had been there.

I love this book. So much history and pics. I have been to Bodie so many years ago. I highly recommend it.

Very interesting.

I love Bosie and bought this book for a family member after we had visited there. He said once he finished it he would be passing it along to his son as he had been telling him how much we had enjoyed our visit!

I wandered through this book while reading the Story of Bodie by Ella Cain. Puts faces to names and gives a real feeling and understanding of the ghost town of Bodie.

Amazing book! If you’ve ever visited this wonderful place, this is a great companion.

Great book and in much better condition than expected...Very satisfied...

Good book about the ghost town of Bodie and the pictures give you a sense of how they lived their everyday Lives, and how they overcame different problems.

Having actually been to Bodie; it was great to see some pictures of buildings and parts of the town that no longer exist. This is due to a couple of significant fires that swept the town before the last of the residents had moved on. Some fascinating text as while, but more of a picture book.

I purchased this book before we went to Bodie and we read up on the town and tried to be well versed before we got there!! It was well worth it to have the book and carry around to all the buildings in the town.

LOVE ALL THE INFORMATION I CAN GATHER ON BODIE. EXCELLENT BOOK

You need this book to go with your trip to Bodie. It has great historical photos and the on-line price is a lot less that at Bodie.

This is a great book about life in Bodie, an amazing 'ghost town' in California. Well done with lots of interesting pictures!

We purchased this book before we went on our trip to bodie. WOW was it cool to read and look at all the pictures and then when we went it was so much more fun to see what was in the book. These books are the best I have lots of them and have never been disappointed.

Good book on the area and this is the type of book that deals mainly in photos....the info was well researched, only found 2 errors (I grew up in the surrounding area in the 40's/50's....a good book to add to anyone's Bodie library

Lot of great pictures and stories of people that had lived there. Covers pretty large time frame, includes cover wagons to automobiles, fame and fortune to bust. Worth the read and the buy.

I've looked at a number of these books, and frankly, they are usually phenomenally boring. This one is an exception, as you get a glimpse of what life in the Bodie mining camp was actually like. There were parties, events, and always the devastating winters with huge snow drifts (28' one winter). Miners would go to a saloon after work and fall asleep in a chair there rather than fight their way to their home or rented room in the deep snow, which would be cold anyway. The saloon was heated and more hospitable. DId you ever wonder about Ella Cain? What she looked like, how she was an early collector of Bodie memorabilia and started a small museum to remember the past? Why did J.S. Cain, an early investor, buy so much property? There is a picture of him opening the safe after one of the major Bodie fires, anxious to see if his valuables and records survived the blaze. Fortunately everything did, but the rest of the bank was gone. If you have been to Bodie, you'll recognize some of these buildings and remains, including that isolated vault and its enclosure. There is one factual error in a caption for a picture of a mine mule pulling a loaded cart out of a tunnel. It's stated that the loaded carts weighed a ton. That's really pretty unlikely, as such a heavy load would have quickly caused the mule to break down and go lame. Even though the carts were being towed on rails, making it much easier to move them, a single mule would be more likely to haul a load in the 1000 or 1200 pound range, and even that would be a little excessive. The cart is heavy, and I think several muckers would probably put several hundred pounds of rock into it, then send it out with the mule. The mule pictured is a draft type and looking very healthy. Livestock was expensive to keep in Bodie, and good mules and horses were well cared for. The mule barn for the Standard Mine was heated. There's no further information about this. Ordinarily stables are not heated, as the animals themselves would generate some warmth by their presence in a closed barn. The risk of fire would seem extraordinary if there were woodstoves inside. There probably would have been one in the tack room, but that could not have heated an entire barn. I did greatly enjoy looking at the pictures and seeing how people actually lived. Children played with pet burros and wandered the town freely, occasionally talking someone into taking them into an active tunnel for a look. One group of children actually tried to fight one of the fires that struck the town, but were unable to make much impact before being hustled to a safe area to watch. It is remarkable that fire casualties in Bodie were few, with the big fire taking no lives at all. Those iron hydrants all over Bodie were useless at the time of the big fire, as they were clogged with debris. By the time water was flowing, the fire had gotten too big. A few families stayed in the town after everyone else departed, some guarding the community, some reluctant to leave their homes. Visitors who thought the town was completely abandoned would open doors and walk in on families eating dinner. Bodie was a big tourist attraction for many years before it received the protection of becoming a state park. I got this book through Kindle Unlimited, and will probably buy it, as it adds a lot to my other Bodie history books, and will enhance visits.