Carole Owens

Pittsfield: Gem City in the Gilded Age Carole Owens

The aristocratic lifestyles of John D. Rockefeller, William Stanley and fellow captains of industry demanded equally glamorous houses: all are here, along with stories of a star-studded society era that included Edwin H. Lincoln, Herman Melville and Wild Bill Hickok. Author Carole Owens brings Pittsfield's lavish estates out from the shadow of its neighbors Lenox and Stockbridge, and chronicles the city during one of the most decadent periods in history.