Newport Mansions: Postcards of the Gilded Age - Federico Santi - Books - Schiffer Publishing Ltd - 9780764352096 - December 28, 2016
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Federico Santi
Newport Mansions: Postcards of the Gilded Age Revised and expanded 2nd edition

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Newport, Rhode Island, nicknamed "the Queen of Resorts," has been celebrated in beautiful postcard portrayals for over a hundred years. Today, these vintage cards illuminate the glories of the Gilded Age, when huge mansions or "cottages" built by competing industrialists blossomed along Bellevue Avenue and the Cliff Walk, turning a once-quiet New England watering hole into the apex of nouveau riche destinations. This updated and expanded second edition features over 200 period images of the mansions, the beautiful beaches, and the shopping areas where the Newport Summer Colony gathered to do what they did best: spend money. See how Newport was forever changed by the prolific growth of "cottages" during the late nineteenth century. Today, many of these testaments to power and wealth are house museums, where thousands visit annually to see firsthand how the rich and famous lived. Includes a guide to postcard values and collector tips.

120 pages, 217 colour photos

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released December 28, 2016
ISBN13 9780764352096
Publishers Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Pages 120
Dimensions 280 × 218 × 11 mm   ·   610 g
Language English  

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