During the thirty years prior to the Civil War, Americans built hotels larger and more ostentatious than any in the rest of the world. These hotels were inextri

This book is a sequel to my first hotel book, ?Great American Hoteliers: Pioneers of the Hotel Industry? AuthorHouse 2009. It tells the fascinating and unpredic

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This book is a sequel to my first hotel book, ?Great American Hoteliers: Pioneers of the Hotel Industry? AuthorHouse 2009. It tells the fascinating and unpredic

This is a book for lovers of remarkable hotels. Whether you are a long-term luxury hotel addict, or just fantasising about a visit to one of the world's great h