Description: The Gilded Age on Connecticut's Gold Coast, Connecticut, Paperback When the railroad came through in 1848, it transformed Connecticut's Gold Coast, luring wealthy upper-crust New Yorkers to retreat from the urban crush. The cosmopolitan gentility built their magnificent mansions and suburban paradises in Greenwich, Stamford and Darien. Ornate hotels along the water welcomed American royalty, and resorts beckoned business tycoons for luxurious country weekends. Much of the Gilded Age opulence remains today in areas like Belle Haven, Wallacks Point, Shippan and Long Neck Point. Author Maggie Gordon leads a roaring romp through this most pivotal time and the gilding of lower Fairfield County. Discover the allure the virgin shorelines offered, the pilgrimage out to Connecticut, the architecture and the famous and infamous high-rollers--Rockefeller, Marion, Carnegie, Benedict, Tweed--who occupied the lands.
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Brand: Unbranded
MPN: 9781626193277
Book Title: Gilded Age on Connecticut's GoldCoast: Transforming Greenwich, Stamford and Darien
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.3in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Maggie Gordon
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: United States / State & Local / New England (Ct, mA, Me, NH, Ri, VT), Economic Conditions, United States / General
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Publication Year: 2014
Genre: Business & Economics, History
Item Weight: 7.7 Oz
Number of Pages: 128 Pages
