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These books and videos are recommended for information on William Randolph Hearst and his historic estate and can be purchased at the Castle Gift Shop or online at hearstcastleretail.com.
Castle authors Jana Seely and Keri Collins focus on over forty art objects in this engaging new publication by Hearst Castle Press. Available on-site at the National Geographic Theater or online at www.hearstcastlepress.org.
Hearst Castle Press - 2007
William Randolph Hearst: The Later Years, 1911-1951
by Dr. Ben Procter
Oxford University Press - 2007
The biography of W.R. Hearst, called "The Chief: The Life of William Randolph Hearst", authored by David Nasaw.
Mariner Books - 2001


The book by Castle author Victoria Kastner called "Hearst Castle: The Biography of a Country House"
Harry N. Abrams Incorporated
- 2000

William Randolph Hearst: The Early Years, 1863-1910
by Dr. Ben Procter
Oxford University Press - 1998

Secrets of San Simeon - With Patricia Hearst. This is the ultimate video tour of Hearst Castle. Relive the history, excitement and glamour of the past! Visit the rooms and gardens, and see places the public never goes. With your host and guide, William Randolph Hearst's granddaughter, Patricia Hearst.

View Sample of Secrets of San Simeon
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Sara Holmes Boutelle: Julia Morgan, Architect. New York: Abbeville Press, 1988.

Edmund D. Coblentz: W.R. Hearst, A Portrait in His Own Words. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1952.

Marion Davies: The Time We Had. New York: Ballantine Books, 1975.

Fred Lawrence Guiles: Marion Davies. New York: Bantam Books, 1972.

George Hearst: The Way It Was. San Francisco: Hearst Corporation, 1972.

Nancy E. Loe: William Randolph Hearst: An Illustrated Biography. Santa Barbara: Sequoia Communications, 1985.

Nancy E. Loe: Hearst Castle: The Official Pictorial Guide. Santa Barbara: Companion Press, 1991.

Richard W. Longstretch: Julia Morgan: Architect. Berkeley: Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association 1977.

Robert Pavlick: Something a Little Different. California History (Winter 1992/93) pp. 462-477.

Judith Robinson: The Hearsts, An American Dynasty. Acon Books, 1991.

W.A. Swanberg: Citizen Hearst. New York, Galahad Books, ©1961.

Virginia Wadsworth: Julia Morgan: Architect of Dream. Minneapolis: Lerner, 1990.




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