Lost in Wonderland

Lost in Wonderland - Paperback

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Lost in Wonderland - Paperback

Lost in Wonderland - Paperback

by Augustus Mayhew
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Book Overview

Lost in Wonderland's collection of essays explores the myths, social climate and architectural tableaux that make Palm Beach like no other place in the world. The island's uncommon mélange of English gardens, Tuscan loggias, Venetian staircases, Spanish patios, Bermuda roofs, and Georgian doorways, makes for an incomparable mirage-like grandeur attractive to both Old Money and the latest Kings of Wall Street. Author and lecturer Augustus Mayhew, one of Palm Beach's most popular columnists, offers twenty-one informative and insightful essays, previously published in the Palm Beach Daily News and the New York Social Diary, combined with more than two hundred historical and contemporary photographs, which chronicle the places and personalities that make Palm Beach a quirky blend of fantasy and reality. He presents a unique perspective on the shifting ground between Palm Beach's past as a seasonal resort destination, to its present status as an exclusive residential enclave with a social prism focused on mansions, condominiums and charity balls.
ISBN9780983153023
Author Augustus Mayhew
PublisherPalm Beach Editorial Services
GenreDesign and History
FormatPaperback
PublishedNovember 2012
LanguageENG- English
Pages276
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Augustus Mayhew

Augustus Mayhew is a cultural columnist and architectural historian whose essays and photographs appear on the New York Social Diary. As a member of the Historical Society of Palm Beach County's board of governors, he served as the organization's chairman of archives and collections for many years. Along with appointments to local, regional and state historic preservation organizations, Mayhew was the recipient of the AIA-Palm Beach Chapter's Historic Preservation Award. He has been a guest lecturer at The Society of the Four Arts, The Fellowship of Christians and Jews, Historical Society of Palm Beach County, Colonial Dames, and the Sea Island-Coastal Georgia Historical Society. Born in Cuba, he grew up in Delray Beach and received a bachelor's degree in English Literature and History from Florida State University, having also studied at the International Study Center in Florence, Italy. The author's previous collection of essays titled Lost in Wonderland-Reflections on Palm Beach was published in 2012.

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