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"Featuring more than 190 vintage views of cottages built from the early nineteenth century to the early twentieth century, Lost Newport highlights 59 summer houses, now lost, in an evocative guide that gives depth to any Newport experience." --

See the famed Newport Mansions as you've never seen them before. Visit an era from high-society's colorful past and learn about the distinct personalities of the people who built the world's most famous "cottages" and how these summer homes were more than just statements about their individual styles, tastes and wealth.

"Newport, Rhode Island nicknamed "the Queen of Resorts," has been celebrated in beautiful postcard portrayals for over a hundred years. Today, these vintage cards illuminate the glories of the Gilded Age, when huge mansions or "cottages" built by competing industrialists blossomed along Bellevue Avenue and the Cliff Walk, turning a once-quiet New England watering hole into the apex of nouveau riche destinations. This updated and expanded second...