New York: Clarion Books (Houghton Mifflin), (2003.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A rhymed account of the rise and fall of Rhyolite, a town in the Amargosa desert of southwestern Nevada, just outside Death Valley - a town which grew from one gold claim to a town of 10,000 people, then, just 6 years later, was almost deserted In a few more years it became only a ghost town with coyotes roaming the street. Illustrated with woodcuts by David Frampton. Author's historical note at the back. Large format. 32 pp. ISBN: 0-618096736.