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In *Empty Mansions*, Bill Dedman chronicles the extraordinary life of Huguette Clark, a reclusive heiress who never married and spent her days wandering her 23‑room estate. His account links the lavish opulence of the late nineteenth‑century Gilded Age to the complex legal and personal struggles that erupted in the twenty‑first century over a $300 million inheritance. Through meticulous research and vivid illustration, the book explores themes of wealth, solitude, family legacy, and the enduring fascination with America’s grand mansions.
First publish date: 2013
Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Biography
Authors: Bill Dedman
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