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The mysterious life of huguette clark and the spending of a great american fortune, the bestselling book by nbc reporter bill dedman and clark cousin paul clark. In california, on the coast in santa barbara, was the clark summer estate, known as bellosguardo, or beautiful lookout. Empty mansions reveals a complete picture of the enigmatic huguette clark, heiress to one of the greatest fortunes in american history, a woman who had not been photographed in public since the 1920s. The 21,666squarefoot french villa had been built in 1933 by her mother, anna lachapelle clark, on on twentythree acres overlooking the pacific and santa.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read empty mansions. He rises to such wealth and prominence that he helps to found las vegas. Photos of clark s many preserved yet uninhabited estates, published in a new biography, empty mansions. Photo from the book empty mansions courtesy of the estate of huguette m.
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