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America's Castles: Savannah - Owens
Amazon.com — Description A walk through the ante-bellum mansions of Savannah, Georgia, today is like stepping into the pages of living history. They stand as monuments to the city's past glory. SAVANNAH presents five of the city's "castles," the ...More…
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America's Castles: Cotton Kings - Mood [VHS]
Amazon.com — Description "In the years after the Civil War, as the south wearily rebuilt, a new generation of wealth established itself. Most of these men made their fortunes in cotton, and the mansions of these Cotton Kings rival the finest ante-bellum ...More…
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America's Castles: Biltmore Estates [VHS]
Amazon.com — Description It is truly the grandest of all American homes. Built by George Washington Vanderbilt, Biltmore dwarfs all the mansions built by his illustrious forefathers, even the Breakers ""cottage"" in Newport. America's Castles ...More…
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America's Castles: Castles of
Amazon.com — Description The seaside city of Charleston, South Carolina is the best preserved of any in the South. Largely spared the ravages of the Civil War, Charleston boasts some of the finest antebellum mansions in America.Visit this spectacular city and get a ...More…
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America's Castles: New York City
Amazon.com — Description A visit to three of the Big Apple area's greatest mansions. Includes the Frick Collection, home to European art masterpieces; Coe Hall, a 65-room Tudor Revival castle; and Bartow-Pell, boasting a magnificent walled garden. Actor ...More…
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America's Castles - The Grand Tour
Amazon.com — Description They were the royal residences of the American aristocracy: lavish mansions built by railroad barons, oil tycoons, industrialists and financiers. Featuring stunning works of art and lavish furnishings made from the finest rare woods and ...More…
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America's Castles: Homes of Frank Lloyd Wright [VHS]
Amazon.com — Artist America's Castles Audience Rating NR (Not Rated) EAN 9780767000093 Format Color Format NTSC ISBN 0767000099 Release Date 1998-04-07 Running Time 50 minutes SKU mon0002452770_loc UPC 733961156072More…
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America's Castles: Hearst Castle San Simeon [VHS]
Amazon.com — Description At a time when most of America pinched pennies, media mogul William Randolph Hearst commissioned one of the largest homes ever built. Centerpiece of an estate nearly half the size of Rhode Island, the 165-room San Simeon overlooks the ...More…
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America's Castles: Miners [VHS]
Amazon.com — Description A look at the homes of men who struck it rich in the mining business. Features Clayton, built by Henry Clay Frick, the "Coke King"; Kearns Mansion, with its Louis XVI-style parlor; and the Campbell House, which showcases "the ...More…
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America's Castles: Governors' Mansions [VHS]
Amazon.com — Description In the colonial era, "palaces" were built at the public expense to house the governors appointed by the Crown. Today, all but four states maintain governor's mansions, and they are among the most impressive and important homes in ...More…
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America's Castles:Grand Plantations [VHS]
Amazon.com — Description From New Orleans to Natchez, along the great Mississippi River, enormous fortunes were made from cotton and cane, and southern planters built majestic castles to celebrate their nobility, wealth, and power. America's Castles takes you on ...More…
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America's Castles: Palaces On the [VHS]
Amazon.com — Description They are the grand ships of the prairie sea, magnificent Midwest mansions built by such people as Joy Morton - who founded the Morton Salt company - and oil magnate E.W. Marland. Though not as well known as their counterparts in Newport, Palm ...More…