Author: Victoria Kastner
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 248
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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 (Hearst Castle: The Biography of a Country House) biography of a man and of an estate is also a social study of the periodthe famous and infamous Hollywood figures who peopled the house and its grounds, the lavish lifestyle, and the mythical tales about its owner. The superb photos by Garagliano, photographer at San Simeon since 1994, capture some of the elegant views, the vast array of buildings, and the myriad details. This work of visual delight should whet the appetite for a visit to the real thing.Paula Frosch, Metropolitan Museum of Art Lib., New York Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Author: Patricia Hearst
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 296
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This entertaining novel, based on an actual unsolved murder involving William Randolph Hearst, is co-authored by Heart's granddaughter, Patricia. Catha Kinsolving Burke is shocked to overhear her grandmother's name in connection with a 70-year-old murder. Her quest to uncover the truth about the incident plunges Catha back into the Hollywood of the roaring '20s.
Author: Thomas Aidala
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 248
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Author: Victoria Kastner
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 248
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Illustrated here are the Castle's Spanish ceilings and other architectural fragments, medieval tapestries, Renissance furniture, nineteenth-century sculpture, and wide-ranging examples of European decorative arts, including ceramics, metalworks, textiles, and more."--BOOK JACKET.
Author: Taylor Coffman
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 106
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Author: Nancy E. Loe
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780944197271
Category : Hearst-San Simeon State Historical Monument (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 100
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Author: William Randolph Hearst (Jr.)
Publisher: Roberts Rinehart Publishers
ISBN: 9781879373044
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 492
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Spotlighting the career of William, Jr., this fascinating memoir--one that holds a mirror up to the "American Century" and an unforgettable family who did so much to define it--tells the extraordinary story of the Hearsts and their empire. More than 100 photographs.
Author: Mary L. Levkoff
Publisher: ABRAMS
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 260
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Author: Taylor Coffman
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 680
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"From bank failures and presidential races to Hearst's royal entertaining and the opening of the Big Sur highway, the subjects here are part of an ever-changing pageant. Insightful and poignant, humorous and candid, Building for Hearst and Morgan-offers unique perspectives on a vivid era whose like we'll never see again."--BOOK JACKET.
Author: California Coastal Commission
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520959353
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 416
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From the majestic redwoods and rocky shores in the north to the palm trees and wide, sandy beaches in the south, the California coast is an area of unsurpassed beauty and diversity. This thoroughly revised and expanded 7th edition of the California Coastal Access Guide is an essential travel handbook for both new and seasoned visitors exploring California's majestic 1,271-mile shoreline. With up-to-date maps and information, it is an invaluable travel guide for all coastal visitors—beachgoers, hikers, campers, swimmers, divers, surfers, anglers, and boaters—detailing where to go, how to get there, and what facilities and environment to expect. The 7th edition features: --Information on more than 1,150 public access areas --Descriptions of campgrounds, trails, recreation areas, and visitor centers --Addresses, directions, and phone numbers --Information on wheelchair-accessible trails and facilities --Easy-to-read charts listing facilities and amenities --More than 170 color maps showing roads, trails and topography --More than 360 color photographs
