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Douglas Castle

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Douglas Castle is the author of The Costa Rican Subterfuge, Murder at Mission San Miguel, Subversion in Pompeii, and The Minoan Conspirators. He is a mechanical engineer in the energy industry and a lecturer for the California State University system. An avid traveler, Castle has spent over a decade traveling across Europe, South America, and Asia. He holds degrees in mechanical engineering and business. Castle currently resides in the central coast of California, where he often occupies himself by exploring nearby historical sites and learning about local legends.

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Bodie: A Ghost Town in the Mountains

If you check out just about any travel guide for the Eastern Sierras, chances are they’ll mention the old west ghost town of Bodie. It’s famously known as California’s best preserved ghost town, now a designated a state park preserved in a state of “arrested decay.” For the buildings and structures that remain, this means that repairs might be made to the roofs, windows, and foundations, but n

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Average rating: 4.34 · 41 ratings · 4 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

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The Art Detective: Fakes, Frauds, and Finds and the Search for Lost Treasures

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