Golden Days of San Simeon by Ken Murray (Hardcover)

Description: CONDITION…Like new, barely used There has never been—and probably never will be—a private home as spectacular as William Randolph Hearst’s $50-million estate at San Simeon. He owned over 265,000 acres, including grazing grounds for a sizable collection of wild animals and imposing gardens that once kept a huge staff busy full-time. The magnificent ‘La Casa Grande’ and three guest houses on a breathtaking site atop “The Enchanted Hill” have a total of 146 rooms and house Hearst’s vast art collection, an almost overwhelmingly opulent display of paintings, sculptures, tapestries, antique silver, furniture—even entire rooms shipped from Europe. This book portrays, in words and pictures, not only the splendor of San Simeon as it stands today, a California State Historic Monument open to the public, but also the spirit that filled the castle when Hearst himself lived there. Ken Murray was frequently among the throngs of celebrities—movie stars, journalists, financiers, world leaders—who enjoyed The Chief’s unstinting hospitality. And he fills the book with colorful anecdotes and previously unpublished candid photos that show some of this century’s most famous and influential figures in their most unguarded moments. Towering above them all, of course, is William Randolph Hearst himself: planning his sumptuous “ranch,” as he prefered to call it; relaxing in its incredibly beautiful and expensive Neptune Pool; leading his guests on a horseback excursion with a catered picnic; or hosting them at an elaborate costume party. His vision, his ambition, and his staggering sense of grandeur are captured in the castle at San Simeon itself, and in this lively, affectionate tribute to its golden days.

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Location: San Clemente, California

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