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In the Ruins of Wyoming's Ghost Towns, Novelist Téa Obreht Plays House With the Dead
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Novelist Téa Obreht examines the historical decline of former boomtowns in the American Mountain West for her upcoming book. This research highlights the region's transition from economic prosperity to its current status as a landscape of abandoned settlements.
- 01Exploration of Wyoming ghost towns reveals the forgotten histories of the American Mountain West
- 02Research for the novel Sunrise focuses on the remnants of former regional economic centers
- 03The study documents the physical ruins and long-lost cultural impact of historic boomtowns
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While researching her new novel Sunrise, novelist Téa Obreht encountered the long-lost glories and forgotten histories of the Mountain West’s former boomtowns.