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Download or read book American Castles written by Amy Handy and published by Running Press Book Publishers. This book was released on 1998 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrate the history and diversity of this country, as represented by its vast architectural and scenic treasures.Look inside the homes of America's capitalists. Fully illustrated with photographs, biographies, and compelling personal accounts.
Book Synopsis American Castles by : Julian Cavalier
Download or read book American Castles written by Julian Cavalier and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Castles in America by : Diane Kelson
Download or read book Castles in America written by Diane Kelson and published by Infinity Pub. This book was released on 2002-05 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis American Castles by : Publications International Ltd.
Download or read book American Castles written by Publications International Ltd. and published by . This book was released on 2021-09-15 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America is home to thousands of sublime and simply sensational mansions and castles. Discover more than 60 of these famous homes in American Castles. This book features spectacular photography of renowned American homes, including Mount Vernon, Fallingwater, Boldt Castle, Biltmore Mansion, and more. These masterpieces cover a range of architectural styles, including Spanish Colonial, Beaux-Arts, Palladian, and Georgian Revival. The perfect gift for architecture admirers and historic home enthusiasts. Hardcover, 144 pages
Download or read book Bannerman Castle written by Thom Johnson and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For generations, boaters and train passengers have been mystified and intrigued by the sight of a castlelike structure looming in the Hudson River, near Fishkill. Bannerman Castle unveils the history of this site: an island arsenal, built to resemble a Scottish castle. The story begins in 1900, when Francis Bannerman VI purchased the island--officially Pollepel but later called Bannerman's Island--for storing used military goods purchased from the government. A native of Scotland, Bannerman designed his arsenal to resemble a Scottish castle.
Download or read book Hearst Castle written by Barbara Knox and published by Bearport Publishing. This book was released on 2005-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William Randolph Hearst always loved castles. As a child he visited many of the great castles of Europe, and he dreamed of building his own some day. In Hearst Castle: An American Palace, young readers will meet this wealthy and powerful newspaperman, who built a media empire while realizing his dream to create his own castle high in the California hills. Students will learn how this mighty structure was built and furnished with priceless artwork, statuary, and antiques. Full-color photographs, maps, timeline, and a compelling narrative will inform as well as entertain students.
Download or read book The Last Castle written by Denise Kiernan and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-09-26 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times bestseller with an "engaging narrative and array of detail” (The Wall Street Journal), the “intimate and sweeping” (Raleigh News & Observer) untold, true story behind the Biltmore Estate—the largest, grandest private residence in North America, which has seen more than 120 years of history pass by its front door. The story of Biltmore spans World Wars, the Jazz Age, the Depression, and generations of the famous Vanderbilt family, and features a captivating cast of real-life characters including F. Scott Fitzgerald, Thomas Wolfe, Teddy Roosevelt, John Singer Sargent, James Whistler, Henry James, and Edith Wharton. Orphaned at a young age, Edith Stuyvesant Dresser claimed lineage from one of New York’s best known families. She grew up in Newport and Paris, and her engagement and marriage to George Vanderbilt was one of the most watched events of Gilded Age society. But none of this prepared her to be mistress of Biltmore House. Before their marriage, the wealthy and bookish Vanderbilt had dedicated his life to creating a spectacular European-style estate on 125,000 acres of North Carolina wilderness. He summoned the famous landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted to tame the grounds, collaborated with celebrated architect Richard Morris Hunt to build a 175,000-square-foot chateau, filled it with priceless art and antiques, and erected a charming village beyond the gates. Newlywed Edith was now mistress of an estate nearly three times the size of Washington, DC and benefactress of the village and surrounding rural area. When fortunes shifted and changing times threatened her family, her home, and her community, it was up to Edith to save Biltmore—and secure the future of the region and her husband’s legacy. This is the fascinating, “soaring and gorgeous” (Karen Abbott) story of how the largest house in America flourished, faltered, and ultimately endured to this day.
Book Synopsis Castles in America Vol. II: the Mansions by : Travelr Books
Download or read book Castles in America Vol. II: the Mansions written by Travelr Books and published by . This book was released on 2020-07-27 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Castles in America is on the search again for the most outrageous, most luxuriously decadent castles in America in Castles in America Vol II: The Mansions! These castle mansions not only stretch the boundaries of luxury and taste but also meet the outsized egos who built them!Find out about: The mansion with a master bedroom larger than the average American home! The eye-popping asking prices of the Castle Mansions and what prices it sold as! The Castle Mansion whose estate is half the size of an American state! And Much More! With photographs of the luxurious castles, hop on a sightseeing tour of Castles in America Vol. II: The Mansions!
Book Synopsis America's Castles by : Pomegranate Books
Download or read book America's Castles written by Pomegranate Books and published by . This book was released on 1998-08-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis America's Castles and Palaces by : Kendal Nite
Download or read book America's Castles and Palaces written by Kendal Nite and published by . This book was released on 2008-08-08 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Castles of the World Coloring Book by : A. G. Smith
Download or read book Castles of the World Coloring Book written by A. G. Smith and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1986-01-01 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Detailed drawings of 31 world-famous castles: Windsor, Edinburgh, Caernarvon, Krak des Chevaliers, Neuschwanstein, Pierrefonds, and more. Captions.
Download or read book Urban Castles written by Jared N. Day and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the first comprehensive investigation of the role of landlords in shaping the urban landscapes of today, Jared Day explores the unique case of New York City from the close of the nineteenth century through the World War II era. During this period, tenement landlords were responsible for designing and shaping America's urban landscapes, building housing for the city's ever-growing industrial workforce. Fueled by the illusion of easy money, entrepreneurs managed their buildings in ways that punished compassion and rewarded neglect--and created some of the most haunting images of urban squalor in American history. Urban Castles mines a previously uninvestigated body of tenant and landlord newspapers, journals, and real estate records to understand how tenement landlords operated in an era before tenant rights developed into a central issue for urban reformers. Day contends that--perhaps more than any other group of property owners--urban landlords stood upon the very fault lines of class, ethnicity, and race. In contrast to many urban histories set in executive boardrooms and state houses, and which chronicle struggles between large corporations, government officials, and organized labor, this fascinating work deals with the more chaotic world of small-scale entrepreneurs and their frequently antagonistic relationships with their customers--working-class tenants. Urban Castles is a richly informative chronicle of the dark underbelly of America's emerging welfare state. The neglected side of this important story covered by Day's research says much about the sea changes in landlord-tenant relations and urban policy today.
Book Synopsis The Nanjing Massacre by : Angie Timmons
Download or read book The Nanjing Massacre written by Angie Timmons and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2017-12-15 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While World War II is well known for genocide, the war itself eclipsed key events that preceded and contributed to the greater conflict. This book explores the Nanjing massacre, a mass murder and rape committed by Japanese soldiers in China during the Second Sino-Japanese War. This conflict would later merge into World War II itself. Sidebars highlight topics such as the Japanese destruction of military records about the massacre and Chinese general Chiang Kai-shek. A timeline chronicles the Chinese decision to move operations from Shanghai to Nanjing and the harrowing events that transpired.
Book Synopsis American Castles by : Julie Eberhart Painter
Download or read book American Castles written by Julie Eberhart Painter and published by Publishamerica Incorporated. This book was released on 2004-08 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A band of optimistic seniors work together to save their historic hotel from the clutches of city hall and its two-faced environmentalists. While meeting the obstacles hands on, they find time to share travel, the arts, games, and dancing . An old lady finds fulfillment. Couples discover their way back home. A young woman finds independence and everyone achieves respect and the joy of castling in Central Florida. Justice can be illusive, but determined seniors prove no one can steal their American Castles.
Book Synopsis The Man in the High Castle by : Philip K. Dick
Download or read book The Man in the High Castle written by Philip K. Dick and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2011 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Slavery is back. America, 1962. Having lost a war, America finds itself under Nazi Germany and Japan occupation. A few Jews still live under assumed names. The 'I Ching' is prevalent in San Francisco. Science fiction meets serious ideas in this take on a possible alternate history.
Download or read book Castles written by Sidney Toy and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-04-09 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Concise, scholarly survey traces castle development from ancient roots. Nearly 200 photographs and drawings illustrate moats, keeps, baileys, and many other features. Caernarvon Castle, Dover Castle, Hadrian's Wall, Tower of London, and more. 199 black-and-white illustrations.
Book Synopsis The Glass Castle by : Jeannette Walls
Download or read book The Glass Castle written by Jeannette Walls and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-01-02 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A triumphant tale of a young woman and her difficult childhood, The Glass Castle is a remarkable memoir of resilience, redemption, and a revelatory look into a family at once deeply dysfunctional and wonderfully vibrant. Jeannette Walls was the second of four children raised by anti-institutional parents in a household of extremes.
