Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune
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- Sep 10, 2013
- #Wealth #History #Biography
When Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Bill Dedman noticed in 2009 a grand home for sale, unoccupied for nearly sixty years, he stumbled through a surprising portal into American hi...
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Number of Pages: 456
ISBN: 0345534522
ISBN-13: 9780345534521
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Morgan Housel @MorganHousel
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Feb 18, 2021
- Curated in A Few Good Books
The story of an heiress who inherits a fortune but lives a life of seclusion with almost no contact with the outside world while collecting mansions that go unvisited until she dies at age 104 after living in a hospital for years despite excellent health, setting off an epic battle for her money. Like the Vanderbilt story, it’s a fascinating look at what money does, and doesn’t, do for you.
Morgan Housel @MorganHousel
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Feb 18, 2021
The story of an heiress who inherits a fortune but lives a life of seclusion with almost no contact with the outside world while collecting mansions that go unvisited until she dies at age 104 after living in a hospital for years despite excellent health, setting off an epic battle for her money. Like the Vanderbilt story, it’s a fascinating look at what money does, and doesn’t, do for you.