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The phantom of Fifth Avenue : the mysterious life and scandalous death of heiress Huguette Clark / Meryl Gordon.

Gordon, Meryl, (author.).

Summary:

Describes the sad life of Huguette Clark, heiress to a copper magnate's fortune, who withdrew from society to live in isolation in a huge 5th Avenue apartment before spending the last years of her life in a New York hospital.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781455512638
  • ISBN: 145551263X
  • Physical Description: 382 pages : illustrations, genealogical table ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2014.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-366) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
The Clark family reunion at the Corcoran -- The quest for "tante Huguette" -- Huguette's walk in Central Park -- The copper king -- The reinvention of Anna -- A Parisian girlhood -- The fractured fairytale -- Beginnings and endings -- Society girl -- Alone again -- Facts, fiction, and betrayal -- The lady vanishes -- A change of address -- The constant companion -- The great giveaway -- The long good-bye -- The battle for Huguette's fortune.
Subject:
Clark, Huguette, 1906-2011.
Clark, William Andrews, 1839-1925 > Family.
Clark, Huguette, 1906-2011 > Homes and haunts > United States.
Heiresses > United States > Biography.
Recluses > United States > Biography.
Collectors and collecting > United States > Biography.
Mansions > United States > History.
Genre:
Biographies.

Available copies

  • 12 of 12 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 12 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Marion Library 973.9 GOR (Text) 37810435001374 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Bogue Banks B CLARK (Text) 34208213173411 Adult Biography Available -
Haywood County Main Library B Clark (Text) 33115007447003 Adult Biography Available -
Henderson Main Branch CLARK (Text) 33258007304061 Adult Biography Available -
Jacksonville Main Library BIO CLARK (Text) 36015000666202 Adult Biography Available -
Lexington Public Library B Clark, Hugette (Text) 25908006501592 Adult Biography Available -
Manteo Library B CLARK (Text) 39488300856137 Adult Biography Available -
Montgomery County Public Library B CLARK (Text) 38198000225894 Adult Biography Available -
Reynolda Manor Branch B Clark, Huguette (Text) 0112520133722 Adult Biography Available -
Rutherford County Library B Clark Gor (Text) 38801101671060 Adult Nonfiction Available -