Ghost Towns

by Chris McNab

A Mexican church half-buried by lava, a deserted village on a Turkish hillside, the ruins of an entire mining settlement on an abandoned island in Japan, a penal colony in the Indian Ocean slowly being engulfed by jungle—images like these are bound to make us wonder: what happened here?

From former gold-rush towns to settlements evacuated after natural disasters or chemical spills, and from communities caught in war zones to deserted ports and whaling stations, Ghost Towns tells, in 160 striking images, the stories behind 100 abandoned places.

Genres: Nonfiction, Photography

224 pages, Hardcover

First published April 5, 2018

About the author

Dr Chris McNab has written over a hundred books in a career spanning over two decades. He is a historian with a specialisation in military history.

Reviews

[Samu · Rating 2 out of 5]

I've read a lot of really fascinating books on abandoned towns but this just wasn't one of them. I'm more into the social history of these places and this is mostly a photo collage with one or two sentences of background provided on each location. Some of the photos are incredible though.

[Kim Gebby · Rating 4 out of 5]

Immer wieder schön dieses Buch zu lesen.
Die verschiedenen Eindrücke der Bilder und Landschaften, mit den Geschichten, wodurch die Orte verlassen wurden, ist wirklich jedes mal aufs neue interessant.

[Packleader · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sorted by region the photographs are stunning with informative descriptions.
Recommended for everyone who loves abandoned places.