Hearst's San Simeon: The Gardens and the Land

by Victoria Kastner, Victoria Garagliano, Victoria Kastner

A decadeslong collaboration between publisher William Randolph Hearst and architect Julia Morgan produced the formal terraces, swimming pools, and plants and sculptures that occupy the 120 acres of gardens and 450 square miles of coastland of San Simeon, now a California State Park. Their extensive correspondence reveals a captivating working relationship with shared concerns over every aspect of the enormous project. Hearst Castle historian Kastner's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810972905
• ISBN13: 9780810972902
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: ABRAMS
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 3.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 9.3" x 11.9"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary