Rogues & Heroes of Newport's Gilded Age

by Edward Morris

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1609497554
• ISBN13: 9781609497552
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.9" x 8.9"