Hearst's San Simeon
Hearst's San Simeon

Author: Victoria Kastner

Publisher:

Published: 2009-05

Total 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.

Hearst Castle
Hearst Castle

Author: Victoria Kastner

Publisher:

Published: 2000-11

Total 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.

Murder at San Simeon
Murder at San Simeon

Author: Patricia Hearst

Publisher: Scribner Book Company

Published: 1996

Total 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.

Hearst Castle
Hearst Castle

Author: Barbara Knox

Publisher: Bearport Publishing

Published: 2005-08

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781597160698

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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.

Building for Hearst and Morgan
Building for Hearst and Morgan

Author: Taylor Coffman

Publisher:

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 680

ISBN-13:

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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.

The Hearsts
The Hearsts

Author: William Randolph Hearst (Jr.)

Publisher: Roberts Rinehart Publishers

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 492

ISBN-13: 9781879373044

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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.