Rhyolite

By Diane Siebert

Subjects: Ghost towns, Juvenile literature, Stories in rhyme, Children's poetry, New York Times reviewed, Children's poetry, American, American poetry, Poetry, Juvenile poetry

Description: A poem describing the rise and fall of Rhyolite, a town in the desert of southwestern Nevada which grew from one gold claim to a town of 10,000 people, then, a few years later, was deserted.