Description: Rogues and Heroes of Newport's Gilded Age From the driver's seat, author and guide Edward Morris provides a diverse collection of biographical sketches that reveal the outrageous and opulent lives of some of America's leading entrepreneurs.Newport, Rhode Island, was the summer playground of the Gilded Age for the Astors, Belmonts and Vanderbilts. They built lavish villas designed by the best Beaux Arts-style architects of the time, including Richard Morris Hunt, Charles McKim and Robert Swain Peabody. America's elite delighted in referring to these grand retreats as ""summer cottages,"" where they would play tennis and polo and sail their yachts along the shores of the Ocean State. The coachman had an important role as the discreet outdoor butler for Gilded Age gentlemen--not only was he in charge of the horses, but he also acted as a travel advisor and connoisseur of entertainment venues.
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Location: Columbia, South Carolina
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Brand: Unbranded
MPN: 9781609497552
Book Title: Rogues and Heroes of Newport's Gilded Age
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.3in
Item Width: 6in
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Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: United States / Northeast / New England (Ct, mA, ME, NH, Ri, VT), General, United States / State & Local / New England (Ct, mA, ME, NH, Ri, VT), United States / General
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Publication Year: 2012
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, Travel, History
Item Weight: 0.5 Oz
Number of Pages: 128 Pages
