Bar Harbor's Gilded Century

Opulence to Ashes

Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States
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Author: Lydia Vandenberg, Earle G. Shettleworth ISBN: 9780892728893
Publisher: Down East Books Publication: June 1, 2009
Imprint: Down East Books Language: English
Author: Lydia Vandenberg, Earle G. Shettleworth
ISBN: 9780892728893
Publisher: Down East Books
Publication: June 1, 2009
Imprint: Down East Books
Language: English

Maine's premier tourist destination, Bar Harbor has many historic buildings. The area was once a shipbuilding and farming hamlet that became a Gilded Age resort of the highest order-until a fire in 1947 destroyed many of its buildings. This pictorial history takes Bar Harbor from its origins to the fire. It also offers intriguing curiosities, including insights on the upstairs-downstairs aspects of resort life. The book's captions are packed with fascinating information.

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Maine's premier tourist destination, Bar Harbor has many historic buildings. The area was once a shipbuilding and farming hamlet that became a Gilded Age resort of the highest order-until a fire in 1947 destroyed many of its buildings. This pictorial history takes Bar Harbor from its origins to the fire. It also offers intriguing curiosities, including insights on the upstairs-downstairs aspects of resort life. The book's captions are packed with fascinating information.

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