Bar Harbor's Gilded Century: Opulence to Ashes

Bar Harbor's Gilded Century: Opulence to Ashes by Vandenberg, Lydia. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780892727056.

Maines premier tourist destination, Bar Harbor has many historic buildings. The area was once a shipbuilding and farming hamlet that became a Gilded Age resort of the highest order-until a fire in 1947 destroyed many of its buildings. This pictorial history takes Bar Harbor from its origins to the fire. It also offers intriguing curiosities, including insights on the upstairs-downstairs aspects of resort life. The books captions are packed with fascinating information.