Monograph of the William K Vanderbilt House
Author: John Vredenburgh Van Pelt
Publisher: Lulu.com
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Total Pages: 94
ISBN-13: 061525537X
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Author: John Vredenburgh Van Pelt
Publisher: Lulu.com
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Total Pages: 94
ISBN-13: 061525537X
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Published: 1925
Total Pages: 23
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Published: 1883
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis article describes the interior decoration of the William K. Vanderbilt house in New York City.?
Author: Stephanie Gress
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2015-06-01
Total Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 1439651701
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDesigned and constructed by the eminent New York City architectural firm of Warren & Wetmore, Eagle's Nest estate is the easternmost Gold Coast mansion on Long Island's affluent North Shore. From 1910 to 1944, the palatial Spanish Revival estate was the summer home of William K. Vanderbilt II, great-grandson of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt. Eagle's Nest hosted the most exclusive guests and intimate gatherings of Vanderbilt family members and close friends. Included among them were the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, golfer Sam Snead, and the Tiffanys. Vanderbilt embarked on many of his legendary world voyages from this locale, along with a 50-person crew and a few fortunate invited passengers. During his travels, he collected natural history specimens and ethnographic artifacts from every corner of the earth. With the help of scientists and museum professionals, Vanderbilt created exhibits at Eagle's Nest to showcase his collections. "Willie K.," as he was known, bequeathed his estate and museum to the public, fulfilling his intended mission.
Author: Edward Strahan
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2008-08-07
Total Pages: 146
ISBN-13: 1435755715
DOWNLOAD EBOOKreprint of 1883 10 volume Holland version of William H Vanderbilt's House and Collection....contained in this book is Volumes 1 thru 3.....every page in color!!!!
Author: Robert B. King
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
Published: 1989
Total Pages: 216
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKLinked with wealth and power since the 1860s, the Vanderbilts have often been regarded as America's "royal family". Here are 25 of their spectacular houses built during the country's Gilded Age, the height of Vanderbilt preeminence. The dwellings include Fifth Avenue townhouses, luxurious Newport summer palaces, and vast Adirondack mountain retreats. Illustrated.
Author: Steven H. Gittelman
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2014-10-01
Total Pages: 265
ISBN-13: 0786458232
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Vanderbilts were one of the great American families of the industrial era. This book explores the life of one of its lesser-known scions of the fourth generation, William Kissam Vanderbilt II, known simply as Willie K. An inheritor, not a builder, Willie K. lacked the drive and ambition necessary for furthering the Vanderbilt dynasty, especially in the political atmosphere of bank failures, the dawn of progressivism, and the First World War. This biography, while the story of one man, is also an exploration of the burden of enormous wealth, the danger of inherited dreams, and the struggle for self-actualization regardless of wealth or social status.
Author: Greg King
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
Published: 2008-10-01
Total Pages: 508
ISBN-13: 1620458837
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJourney through the splendor and the excesses of the Gilded Age "Every aspect of life in the Gilded Age took on deeper, transcendent meaning intended to prove the greatness of America: residences beautified their surroundings; works of art uplifted and were shared with the public; clothing exhibited evidence of breeding; jewelry testified to cultured taste and wealth; dinners demonstrated sophisticated palates; and balls rivaled those of European courts in their refinement. The message was unmistakable: the United States had arrived culturally, and Caroline Astor and her circle were intent on leading the nation to unimagined heights of glory."—From A Season of Splendor Take a dazzling journey through the Gilded Age, the period from roughly the 1870s to 1914, when bluebloods from older, established families met the nouveau riche headlong—railway barons, steel magnates, and Wall Street speculators—and forged an uneasy and glittering new society in New York City. The best of the best were Caroline Astor's 400 families, and she shaped and ruled this high society with steel. A Season of Splendor is a panoramic sweep across this sumptuous landscape, presenting the families, the wealth, the balls, the clothing, and the mansions in vivid detail—as well as the shocking end of the era with the sinking of the Titanic.