Newport Mansions: Postcards of the Gilded Age

by Federico Santi and John Gacher

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764324977
• ISBN13: 9780764324970
• Release Date: July 2006
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.4" x 10.9"