Monday, July 2, 2012

USA - Voice of America: Magnificent Mansions Abound in Tiny US State

USA - Voice of America
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Magnificent Mansions Abound in Tiny US State
Jul 2nd 2012, 12:52

In F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1926 short story "The Rich Boy," a character famously remarked, "The rich are different from you and me."  To this day, Americans love to peek into the lives - and enclaves - of the very rich. They include one of the greatest concentrations of magnificent homes in the world, on an island in America's smallest state.     It's Newport, Rhode Island, the nation's first summer resort. Newport was founded in 1639 by settlers seeking ...

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