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Glitter That Was Once Gold: Long Island Gold Coast Trivia
by Kevin Durst
from Trafford Publishing

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• Lost Mansions on the Gold Coast
  A one-of-a-kind collection of short stories of mostly lost mansions of the Gold Coast region of Long Island. It is always with great sadness when one learns of the lost great estates and mansion houses which we can now never see. One wonders why the children and grandchildren of the wealthy so often were not able to keep the homes of their ancestors from the wrecker's ball. This small book actually can help to save the remaining homes as it is a guide to what remains and contains information (addresses and... more info

• A fun-fact filled journey into the past!
  Glitter That Was Once Gold: Long Island Gold Coast Trivia Bob your hair, shorten your skirts, grab a bottle of bath tub gin and hop in the ol' jalopy for a fun filled journey back to the time when the quirky rich of New York invaded the peaceful shores of Long Island.

• GLITTER THAT ONCE WAS GOLD
  INTERESTING STORY ABOUT THE LONG ISLAND GOLD COAST THAT HARDLY EXISTS ANYMORE....ALL LONG ISLANDERS SHOULD READ IT AND LEARN ABOUT THE LIFE THAT ONCE WAS....AND THE GREAT HOUSES AND ESTATES THAT MADE WAY FOR NEW DEVELOPMENTS.
  

• Glitter That Was Once Gold
  Poorly organized information that leaves you flipping pages in order follow the content. Information is not cited and sometimes contradicts that from other sources. Overall a quick and fun if not frivolous read however, it will leave those in search of a more complete history on these estates, owners and their current conditions hanging.

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