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World Hotels - Castles and Cottages: River Retreats of the Thousand Islands

Castles and Cottages: River Retreats of the Thousand Islands
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Manufacturer: Boston Mills Press
Average Customer Rating: Average rating of 4.0/5Average rating of 4.0/5Average rating of 4.0/5Average rating of 4.0/5Average rating of 4.0/5

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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 720.974758
EAN: 9781550463989
ISBN: 1550463985
Label: Boston Mills Press
Manufacturer: Boston Mills Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 96
Publication Date: 2004-05-01
Publisher: Boston Mills Press
Studio: Boston Mills Press

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Editorial Reviews:

Glorious summer and winter homes.

Whether you are a lifelong Thousand Islands resident, a summers-only visitor or a lucky St. Lawrence River cruise ship passenger, you are bound to recognize many of the grand summer homes and modern American castles featured in this full color keepsake collection.

While photographing Sentinels in the Stream, renowned photographer George Fischer became captivated by the many extraordinary dwellings that rise from the islands and shorelines of this popular vacation region.

In Castles and Cottages, regional historian Anthony Mollica guides readers through these exceptional structures, including:

  • Boldt Castle
  • McNally boathouse
  • Cape Vincent's Tibbetts Point lighthouse
  • George M. Pullman's Castle Rest, visited by President Grant and General Sherman

The Thousand Islands abound in historic and architecturally unique buildings, as well as idyllic cottage retreats. With fascinating insight and gorgeous color photographs, Castles and Cottages reveals the remarkable story of each.

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Spotlight customer reviews:

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Summary: Great little book
Comment: This is a positive review of the book, but less than five stars because it is small, and feels half done. I would have liked it to be a bigger format, with bigger pictures, and more of them. It's like a tease. For the price, and as a light overview of some of the nicer houses, it's great. But it seems that it could have been something more.

Customer Rating: Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5
Summary: Beautiful book about a beautiful place
Comment: One of the most outrageously beautiful places on Planet Earth is the Thousand Island Region that straddles the U.S. and Canadian border along the northern edge of New York State. This book helps to show why the wealthy in the late 19th century flocked there. The homes and the "cottages" are sumptuous, as is the terrain. This book is no substitute for the real thing, but it sure does bring back lovely memories of a wonderful place.


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