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050 00 $aF129.G57$bR36 2003
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100 1 $aRandall, Monica.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79056925
245 10 $aWinfield :$bliving in the shadow of the Woolworths /$cMonica Randall.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bThomas Dunne Books,$c2003.
300 $a276 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :$billustrations ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [274]-276).
520 1 $a"Monica Randall grew up on the Gold Coast of Long Island and was fascinated by the massive estates and their tantalizing stories. Millionaire F. W. Woolworth built Winfield, the grandest of its manors, in the 1910s. On a clear day, you can see the New York City skyline from its balustraded roof, yet for nearly a century few have been allowed to enter its gates.".
520 8 $a"In the 1960s Monica was living in one of the fabled mansions built by a five-and-dime heiress. While there, she began a career scouting locations for movies and ended up using many of the surrounding estates, including Winfield. After a brief incarnation as a charm school, Winfield was closed and auctioned off. At the auction, Monica met a mysterious European businessman, who bought the house.
520 8 $aAfter a whirlwind romance, they became engaged, and Monica moved into Winfield, only to have her suspicions confirmed: Winfield is haunted. Magnificent gilded carvings and marble, a labyrinth of secret passageways, hidden chambers, and deserted tunnels reveal the true nature of its eccentric builder.".
520 8 $a"Through exhaustive research and countless interviews, Monica gradually uncovered stories of the Woolworths' sad past: the suicide of Edna Woolworth (Barbara Hutton's mother), Woolworth's obsession with Napoleon and the Egyptian occult, and the rumors surrounding the unsolved fire that burnt the first Winfield to the ground.
520 8 $aThis riveting memoir explores the culture and history of an era gone by, filled with enthralling stories of infamous scandals and breathtaking Gilded Age tales of New York society."--BOOK JACKET.
610 20 $aWoolworth Estate (N.Y.)$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2003004159
651 0 $aGlen Cove (N.Y.)$vBiography.
600 10 $aRandall, Monica$xChildhood and youth.
600 10 $aWoolworth, Frank Winfield,$d1852-1919$xHomes and haunts$zNew York (State)$zGlen Cove.
651 0 $aGlen Cove (N.Y.)$xBuildings, structures, etc.
650 0 $aHaunted houses$zNew York (State)$zGlen Cove.
651 0 $aLong Island (N.Y.)$vBiography.
852 00 $boff,glx$hF129.G57$iR36 2003