Harbor Hill: Portrait of a House

by Richard Guy Wilson

The mansion along with its magnificent furnishings, art, gardens, and the owners' striving, hubris, and ultimate failure are the dramatis personae of this saga. Stanford White, the architect, wrote, "with the exception of Biltmore, I do not think there will be an estate equal to it in the country." An extravagant product of the desire for social acceptance, the portrait encompasses western mining and old versus new wealth, religious differences and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393732169
• ISBN13: 9780393732160
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 2.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 9.3" x 12.1"