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Bar Harbor's Gilded Century : Opulence to Ashes
Overview
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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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780892727056
- ISBN-10: 0892727055
- Publisher: Down East Books
- Publish Date: June 2009
- Dimensions: 7.8 x 9.9 x 0.6 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.95 pounds
- Page Count: 176
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