Empty mansions : the mysterious life of Huguette Clark and the spending of a great American fortune
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Author
Contributors
Newell, Paul Clark, author.
Status
Adult Nonfiction - South Wing Main Floor
921 Clark
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Book
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432
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
Empty Mansions reveals a complete picture of the enigmatic Huguette Clark, heiress to one of the greatest fortunes in American history, a woman who had not been photographed in public since the 1920s. Though she owned three palatial homes in California, New York, and Connecticut, they sat vacant while she lived out her final two decades in a New York City hospital room, despite being in excellent health. Her father was self-made copper industrialist W. A. Clark, who at the dawn of the twentieth century was one of the richest men in America. Huguette's inheritance afforded her untold luxury and the privacy she valued above all else. The Clark family story takes the reader nearly the entire span of American history in just three generations.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Biographies.
Clark, Huguette, -- 1906-2011 -- Family.
Clark, Huguette, -- 1906-2011 -- Homes and haunts -- United States.
Clark, Huguette, -- 1906-2011.
Clark, William Andrews, -- 1839-1925 -- Family.
Clark, William Andrews, -- 1839-1925.
Collectors and collecting -- United States -- Biography.
Collectors and collecting.
Eccentrics -- United States -- Biography.
Eccentrics and eccentricities.
Heiresses -- United States -- Biography.
Heiresses -- United States.
Mansions -- United States -- History.
Mansions -- United States.
Recluses -- United States -- Biography.
Recluses.
Clark, Huguette, -- 1906-2011 -- Family.
Clark, Huguette, -- 1906-2011 -- Homes and haunts -- United States.
Clark, Huguette, -- 1906-2011.
Clark, William Andrews, -- 1839-1925 -- Family.
Clark, William Andrews, -- 1839-1925.
Collectors and collecting -- United States -- Biography.
Collectors and collecting.
Eccentrics -- United States -- Biography.
Eccentrics and eccentricities.
Heiresses -- United States -- Biography.
Heiresses -- United States.
Mansions -- United States -- History.
Mansions -- United States.
Recluses -- United States -- Biography.
Recluses.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Dedman, B., & Newell, P. C. (2013). Empty mansions: the mysterious life of Huguette Clark and the spending of a great American fortune . Ballantine Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Dedman, Bill and Paul Clark, Newell. 2013. Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune. Ballantine Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Dedman, Bill and Paul Clark, Newell. Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune Ballantine Books, 2013.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Dedman, Bill,, and Paul Clark Newell. Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune Ballantine Books, 2013.
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