| Norwich in the Gilded Age:: The Rose City's Millionaires' Triangle Contributor(s): Staley, Patricia F. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1626192472 ISBN-13: 9781626192478 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - New England (ct, Ma, Me, Nh, Ri, Vt) |
| LCCN: 2013047029 |
| Physical Information: 0.45" H x 6.06" W x 9.06" (0.64 lbs) 176 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Stroll down Norwich's most fashionable mile of millionaires' mansions and mingle with the extraordinary people who lived and played behind their elegant facades during the glamorous Gilded Age. Wealthy manufacturers and merchants constructed magnificent mansions, many of which survive today, along this trendiest triangle in the glitzy Rose of New England. Tricia Staley has uncovered forgotten scandals like the Blackstone baby kidnapping and the bank cashiers who embezzled thousands of dollars from wealthy residents, as well as the drama of fortunes made and lost. Meet Tiffany's founding partner John Young, rubber shoe manufacturing king William A. Buckingham, the Slaters, Greenes, Hubbards and more salacious, stylish titans of industry and extravagance. |