Norwich in the Gilded Age: The Rose City’s Millionaires’ Triangle

Stroll down Norwicha s mostfashionable mile of millionairesa
mansions and mingle with the extraordinary peoplewho lived and played behind their elegant faAades during the glamorous GildedAge. Wealthy manufacturers and merchants constructed magnificent mansions, manyof which survive today, along this trendiest triangle in the glitzy Rose of NewEngland. Tricia Staleyhas uncovered forgotten scandals like the Blackstone baby kidnapping and thebank cashiers who embezzled thousands of dollars from wealthy residents, aswell as the drama of fortunes made and lost. Meet Tiffanya s founding partnerJohn Young, rubber shoe manufacturing king William A. Buckingham, the Slaters,Greenes, Hubbards and more salacious, stylish titans of industry and extravagance.