{"product_id":"craigdarroch-castle-in-21-treasures-paperback","title":"Craigdarroch Castle in 21 Treasures - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMoira Dann\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist for the Lieutenant Governor's Medal for Historical Writing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTold in 21 objects--including furnishings, artwork, and tools--this approachable museum guide takes readers into the family history, local lore, and oddities of one of Victoria's most famous landmarks.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCraigdarroch Castle, built by coal baron Robert Dunsmuir for his wife, Joan, and their family, was completed in 1890. Following Joan's death, the castle was put up for sale in 1908, and later housed a military hospital and the nascent University of Victoria.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince 1979 the castle has operated as a museum and is one of the top tourist attractions in the city, a prime example of a \"bonanza castle\" and a rich repository of Victorian-era furnishings and décor, as well as objects evoking the hospital and college eras. Author Moira Dann offers the reader 21 selections from the castle's collection, using each artifact as a portal into the history of the building and life in Victorian and more recent times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Black Forest clock, acquired by Joan on a trip to Europe; the telescope used by the eldest Dunsmuir son, James, aboard his yacht the Dolaura; the castle's famous stained-glass windows; a nineteenth-century intercom system known as a speaking tube--these and 17 more are described with detail and enthusiasm, and accompanied by photographs. Dann provides careful research into each object's provenance and manufacture, while inviting readers to join her imaginative journeys into the lives of the castle's occupants through the years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.7 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 20, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768700043552,"sku":"9781771513487","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/033bab272c37f9519ac471e414f657f3.webp?v=1780335491","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/craigdarroch-castle-in-21-treasures-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}