Humble A Bodie: A Photographer Visits the Old West

Welcome to Humble A Bodie: The Artistic Photography of the Old West’s Most Infamous Ghost Town by Eric E. Peterson — your guided tour through creaking floorboards, crooked saloons, and the wordless stories frozen in Bodie, California’s “arrested decay.”Once the rowdiest mining camp this side of the Sierra Nevada, Bodie was packed with prospectors, gamblers, and barkeeps who knew how to paint the town red — and sometimes burn it down for good measure. These days, the abandoned lodgings, dusty parlor stoves, and lonesome piano keys make Bodie the perfect humble abode (or Bodie) for photographers, dreamers, and ghost hunters alike.Whether you’re a tenderfoot with a camera, a seasoned shutterbug looking for your next ghost town, or just a history buff fixin’ to shoot the breeze with Bodie’s shadows, this book will make you feel right at home on the frontier.So pull up your boots, grab your shootin’ iron (camera, that is), and pay your respects to the Old West’s best-kept humble abode — er, Bodie.Perfect for fans of:Ghost town photography and Gold Rush history.Bodie State Historic Park and California travel destinations.Rustic Americana and abandoned places.Fine art photo books with a Wild West twist. Read more