The Mansions of Long Island's Gold Coast: Revised and Expanded

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By: Monica Randall
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EDITORIAL REVIEW

This beautifully illustrated book features the magnificent estates built in the early part of the twentieth century by the wealthy residents of Long Island's North Shore. Many of the mansions are no longer standing, making this book a critical archive and monument to their glory. In their heyday, they were inhabited by the aristocracy of America's gilded age, among them Vanderbilts, Phipps, and Pratts. The author's evocative photographs capture the splendor of these once luxurious homes, from the houses' turrets, porticos, columns, and courtyards to their vaulted entry halls, spacious ballrooms, and vast libraries. Accompanied by histories of the estates and the families that built them, this book is a classic and evocative reminder of a bygone era and lifestyle.

This expanded reprint includes a wealth of previously unpublished photographs, and fifteen estates have been added to those included in the original edition.

PRODUCT DETAILS

Publisher: Rizzoli
Pub. Date: 7th February 2004
Catalog: Book
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Pages: 304
Ean: 9780847826490
Isbn: 084782649X

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USER REVIEWS

Visit and Explore the Mansions of the Gold Coast Of Long Island
~ Written on Sep 12, 2009. out of users found this review helpful.

This book is an interesting, fact-filled exploration of a by-gone era.
The "Gold Coast" of Long Island, the North shore, had one of the greatest
concentrations of wealth in America at the turn of the century. During
that "Gatsby" era, before the 1929 stock market crash, many bankers, politicians,
movie stars, etc. built magnificent homes as a tribute to their success, wealth and
and power. When you read this book and see the beautiful illustrations and
photographs, you learn about the rich history of the area. Many of the old mansions
are still standing, and this book can be used as a tour guide to use if you visit
and of the sights. I enjoyed this book emmensely and would recommend it highly.

The Mansions of Long Island's Gold Coast
~ Written on Aug 22, 2009. out of users found this review helpful.

This book is fabulous! Monica Randall provides great photos and her research is impeccable.

Having be fortunate enough to own a home,for 15 years, on land that was part of Burrwood (Built for Walter Jennings of Standard Oil) I know that she has her facts down.

You'll want to check out the information on Caumsett (built for Marshall Field III). As a founding member of the Caumsett Foundation, I thought I knew just about everything about the estate. The author managed to provide information that was new to me.

I strongly recommend this book to anybody interested in the Gold Coast of Long Island, great architecture, the need for preservation and restoration or even if you are just looking for a good book to read.

Enjoy - it's extraordinary.

Excellent!
~ Written on Sep 23, 2007. out of users found this review helpful.

This was a great book. The pictures and written information were even better than I expected.

Unique pictures of a lost world
~ Written on Jul 30, 2007. out of users found this review helpful.

This book presents a unique photographic material of some still existing as well as buildings that has now been torn down. As other has written before me the printing quality in this book is not what it could have been. The colors in some images are really bad. The artistic value of the photographs could also be questioned (most of the images are not taken by a professional photographer). In spite of all this the book succeds in describing "a lost world" and leaves the reader with a feeling of emptiness and with many questions: How could all this disappear? The buildings and their architecture are in most cases of local interest, but combined with the description of the people and the money that built the "Gold Coast" Monica Randall depicts a history that are of common interest in more senses than one.

Printed in China
~ Written on Jul 23, 2007. 1 out of 3 users found this review helpful.

It is a shame that the publisher decided to save some money and have this book printed in China. The quality of the photos is horrible. Some are blurred, some are dark. It makes the book cheap and cheesy. Anything to save a buck. When will American businessmen learn ? We get tainted food from China, shoes and clothes that don't fit and fall apart, and now badly produced books. Once again, Americans have lowered their standards just to make a buck.........go figure....

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