Tuxedo Park: Lives, Legacies, Legends
by Chiu Yin Hempel

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A unique book that focuses on the individuals and families who created Tuxedo Park, the sylvan Hudson Valley enclave that was for decades synonymous with economic influence and upper-class living. From Gilded Age names like Vanderbilt, Astor and Morgan to the ingenious immigrant craftsmen who forged the historic houses of the community, to such social trailblazers as Emily Post and Dorothy Draper, to the founders of Harvard Business School, Orange & Rockland Utilities, Yaddo, and The Juilliard School, the author weaves together their personal stories in a narrative thread that also tethers them to the history of the New York region. Illustrated with 150 hitherto unpublished historical images drawn from family, museum, and government archives.

New, first edition in original shrink wrap, directly from the publisher. All sales proceeds benefit two not-for-profit community organizations: Tuxedo Park Library and Tuxedo Park Fire Department.

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The book will be available for collection from the Tuxedo Park Library on December 4, 2010. Orders requiring shipping will be processed on December 6, 2010.

Product Details:
Hardcover: 176 pages
Publisher: Tuxedo Park Fire Department
Publication Date: 2010
Language: English
ISBN: 97806153730058
Dimensions: 10" x 9"

Tuxedo Park: The Historic Houses
by Christian R. Sonne & Chiu Yin Hempel

The first and only book that examines the architecture of Tuxedo Park, a Hudson Valley community only forty miles north of Manhattan, but normally not accessible to the public. This gated enclave is famous for its Gilded Age mansions designed by well-known architects including Bruce Price, Carrere & Hastings, McKim, Mead & White, and Warren & Wetmore. Wall Street Titans, Robber Barons and scions of blue-blooded colonial families made this place synonymous with upper-class living in the first three decades of the 20th century. The tuxedo jacket was first worn here and Emily Post drew inspiration for her book Etiquette from manners she observed while living in Tuxedo Park. The book features 230 color photographs by renowned contemporary photo artist James Bleecker, plus 50 vintage views, of 60 historic houses, including many landscape and interior photographs. It also provides a succinct social history of the community from its founding in 1886 to 1945, amply illustrated by vintage postcards and photographs.

$85.00 plus shipping

Product Details:
Hardcover: 384 pages
Publisher: Tuxedo Historical Society
Publication date: 2007
Language: English
ISBN: 0978945204
Dimensions: 10" x 10"