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Phantoms of the Hudson Valley: The Glorious Estates of a Lost Era | 
| Author: Monica Randall
Publisher: Overlook Hardcover
Category: Book
List Price: $70.00
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 357553
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 208
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.8
Dimensions (in): 11.6 x 8.8 x 1.1
ISBN: 0879516178
Dewey Decimal Number: 779.47473092
EAN: 9780879516178
ASIN: 0879516178
Publication Date: August 1, 1996
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com Review
A stunning architectural tour of 28 abandoned estates that loom as mysterious ruins along the Hudson River between New York City and Albany. Many of the now-faded mansions were designed by Stanford White, the premier architect of New York's gilded age, and were owned by such illustrious families as the Vanderbilts, Astors, and Whitneys. The author's evocative, sepia-tinted photos capture the architectural splendor of these once luxurious homes, as well as the ravages of time, from the houses' crumbling turrets and spires, porticos, columns, gargoyles, and weed-choked courtyards and gazebos, to their interior vaulted ceilings, spacious ballrooms, and huge, empty libraries. Paired with ghost stories and legends about the estates, this book is a haunting reminder of a bygone era and lifestyle.
Product Description
Monica Randalls evocative sepia-tinted photographs capture the architectural splendor of twenty-eight palatial estatessome of them truly castlesthat loom as mysterious ruins along the Hudson River. Pairing the visual spectacle of these magnificent ruins of the Hudson with the tales of the ghosts that are said to haunt them, Phantoms of the Hudson Valley celebrates the glamour and mystery of these glorious old estates.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Good Info - Poor Art September 23, 2003
9 out of 13 found this review helpful
I'm thankful to Ms Randall for providing a well written comprehensive guiebook. Regretfully, her photographic attempts do not match the subject - they are amateurish in the worst sense of the definition. Her technique and taste require a lot of development.
 Mysterious and Melancholy October 2, 2000
Sandra H. Whipple (Santa Clara, California, USA)
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
Randall's book is a fantastic feast for the eyes with her sepia tone photographs and her well-written, can't-put-it-down narrative. Her clever way of blending the history of the houses with any supernatural happenings kept me turning the pages. In fact, I have read the book once and am re-reading it again with fresh eyes. With each chapter, however, I felt an extreme sadness at the thought of all those magnificent houses gradually disappearing. A must read for a quiet evening.
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