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Philistines at the Hedgerow: Passion and Property in the Hamptons
Philistines at the Hedgerow Passion and Property in the Hamptons
Author: Steven Gaines
As one of America's most fabled communities -- long a magnet for artists, celebrities, the very rich, and their respective hangers-on -- the Hamptons have been a scene of constant collision among the established old guard, New Money, and the local families who farmed and fished the region for generations. In serving up three centuries of Ham...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780316309073
ISBN-10: 0316309079
Publication Date: 5/6/1999
Pages: 352
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3.8 stars, based on 15 ratings
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Catwoman avatar reviewed Philistines at the Hedgerow: Passion and Property in the Hamptons on + 27 more book reviews
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Oh, how different are the mega-rich from you and me! Thoroughly entertaining and extremely funny!
hazeleyes avatar reviewed Philistines at the Hedgerow: Passion and Property in the Hamptons on + 331 more book reviews
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This is a very interesting book about the rich, the super-rich, and mega-rich, and some rich-as-Croesis folks, who, as Fitzgerald asserted, are different from you and me. Sometimes funny, sometimes appalling, worth reading.
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An excellent account of one of the richest communities in the U.S., the Hamptons. The vivid and interesting history of the area coupled with the clashes with the new moneyed rich who are taking over the area against the farmers and locals who want the area to remain the same--interesting and reads like a novel. Entertaining!
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krisann avatar reviewed Philistines at the Hedgerow: Passion and Property in the Hamptons on + 76 more book reviews
Reading the Philistines is like going on a really good driving tour of the Hamptons. You get history, you get gossip, you get social commentary, you get, in other words, a feel for the Hamptons and how they came to be The Hamptons.
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An unbiased book about the eccentric characters of the Hamptons and the struggles between the "old rich & the "newbies". A fun book.
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Fascinating and voyeuristic tale of the wild riches of the Hamptons


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