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Hyde Park in the Gilded Age
Pictorial history of the grand estates, lush landscapes, and lavish lifestyles of wealthy families like the Vanderbilts, Rogerses, Roosevelts, Dinsmores, and Millses, who made Hyde Park famous.
Hyde Park was established in 1821 as a simple and small town on the Hudson River. Its claim to fame, however, and what attracts people still to this day, are the grand estates, lush landscapes, and lavish lifestyles of some of those who lived there. Wealthy families like the Vanderbilts, Rogerses, Roosevelts, Dinsmores, and Millses built homes to match their place in society. Hyde Park was a perfect location because of its easy access to New York City, where culture and society could be found, while providing country living along the Hudson for the many outdoor pleasures the wealthy enjoyed. One part of this collection by former town historian Carney Rhinevault and current historian Shannon Butler shows the wealthy river families, whose houses were built by prominent architects and filled with treasures from abroad while others show the families who worked as coachmen, gardeners, and parlor maids who made the lifestyles of the rich possible.
Hyde Park was established in 1821 as a simple and small town on the Hudson River. Its claim to fame, however, and what attracts people still to this day, are the grand estates, lush landscapes, and lavish lifestyles of some of those who lived there. Wealthy families like the Vanderbilts, Rogerses, Roosevelts, Dinsmores, and Millses built homes to match their place in society. Hyde Park was a perfect location because of its easy access to New York City, where culture and society could be found, while providing country living along the Hudson for the many outdoor pleasures the wealthy enjoyed. One part of this collection by former town historian Carney Rhinevault and current historian Shannon Butler shows the wealthy river families, whose houses were built by prominent architects and filled with treasures from abroad while others show the families who worked as coachmen, gardeners, and parlor maids who made the lifestyles of the rich possible.
128 pages, Paperback
Published June 17, 2019
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January 13, 2021
What a nice little book for anyone who has lived for a time in Hyde Park. The photos are wonderful in depicting The Gilded Age. What's different about this book is that there probably are an equal amount of photos of the workers and their homes and storefronts as there are photos of the big estates. It's nice to be able to envision what Hyde Park town and village looked like in that era, not just what the big estates looked like.
Carney Rhinevault and Shannon Butler have done a wonderful job with this little book. I'm a big fan of Carney Rhinevault's books. Never have read one that I didn't like. The author's books with stories of the Upper and Lower Hudson Valleys are excellent, too.
Carney Rhinevault and Shannon Butler have done a wonderful job with this little book. I'm a big fan of Carney Rhinevault's books. Never have read one that I didn't like. The author's books with stories of the Upper and Lower Hudson Valleys are excellent, too.
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