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Gilded : how Newport became America's richest resort
A beautifully written history of high society in Newport, Rhode Island, from the acclaimed author of Party of the Century. Newport is the legendary and beautiful home of American aristocracy and the sheltered super-rich. Many of the countrys most famous blueblood familiesthe closest thing we have to royaltyhave lived and summered in Newport since the nineteenth century. The Astors, the Vanderbilts, Edith Wharton, JFK and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Doris Duke, and Klaus and Sunny von Bulow are just a few of the many names who have called the city home. Gilded takes you along as you explore t.
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- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1210119
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh92004131
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- "Presents a history of Newport, Rhode Island and its social elite as it survived several ups and downs and provided summer housing for super wealthy Americans like the Vanderbilts, Astors and others."
- "A beautifully written history of high society in Newport, Rhode Island, from the acclaimed author of Party of the Century. Newport is the legendary and beautiful home of American aristocracy and the sheltered super-rich. Many of the countrys most famous blueblood familiesthe closest thing we have to royaltyhave lived and summered in Newport since the nineteenth century. The Astors, the Vanderbilts, Edith Wharton, JFK and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Doris Duke, and Klaus and Sunny von Bulow are just a few of the many names who have called the city home. Gilded takes you along as you explore t."@en