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Bestselling author Steven Gaines's "richly entertaining" (People) and juicy social history of the Hamptons. 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 Hamptons history, Steven Gaines introduces a host of colorful characters including Jackson Pollock, Ron Perelman, Lauren Bacall, and the Bouvier Beales of Grey Gardens infamy. Philistines at the Hedgerow is a mesmerizing feat of storytelling--a book that takes us behind the privet hedges and rolling sand dunes and brings vivid life to the curious passions and personalities that animate the Hamptons.… (more)
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We also get a history of Jackson Pollock and his particularly gruesome death, as well as wars between obscenely wealthy people over fences and boundary lines.
The author profiles fifteen different figures who have resided in the Hamptons –
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Alfonso Ossorio, heir to Domino Sugar, well-educated and well-known as an artist and collector, and his partner Ted Dragon. Dragon had been a dancer with the New York City Ballet. They purchased a property named The Creeks and restored it to grandeur. It was a gathering place for artists and other creative types.
Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner, artists of international fame. He a man of mood swings. She keeping it all together.
This is a look into a world and people I’ve heard of over time. People with extravagant life styles good and bad.
Very interesting!