The Wildly Expensive Dream That Built the Gilded Age’s Party Palace: Hearst Castle’s 28-Year Story

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It was May 1947. [music] An aging man, frail but still proud, stood on a California hilltop one last time. His hair was silver, his steps unsteady, but his eyes lingered on the great stone towers that touched the sky. That man was William Randph Hurst, once the most powerful newspaper publisher in America. For 28 years, he had built this place. [mu... Read More