Boldt Castle: In Search of the Lost Story [Paperback]

Paul Malo (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 308 pages
• Publisher: Laurentian Press (July 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0966972902
• ISBN-13: 978-0966972900
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,015,941 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Written with precise research and personal flair, October 11, 2001

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Boldt Castle: In Search of the Lost Story (Paperback)

Written with precise research and personal flair by Paul Malo (architectural historian and professor emeritus at Syracuse University), Boldt Castle: In Search Of The Lost Story contains the history of its title's namesake, which is a castle on the border of New York State and the Canadian province of Ontario. The magnificent mansion of Boldt Castle attracts millions of visitors from both sides of the international border, and its tragic history, including the premature death of Luisa Boldt, is the source of a wealth of folklore. Boldt Castle: In Search Of The Lost Story contains numerous interviews with Boldt family members and associates, creating an excellent primary reference to the history of this fascinating architectural structure.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Another take on the Boldts, June 25, 2004

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moonwomanone "sometime musician, always a lis... (down around the No Hotel) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Boldt Castle: In Search of the Lost Story (Paperback)

Boldt Castle, on Heart Island, might be one of the most romantic places in America. The public has been spoon fed the 'romantic' legend of the Boldts for far too many years. Professor Malo did his research. He spent time among the people who remember the Boldts. This book may not disprove the romantic legend, but it certainly puts a new slant on the story. Like Professor Malo, I much preferred the Island and the legend before the Bridge Authority got hold of the property and began to restore it - with, as Professor Malo points out, historical inaccuracy.

If you've every been to Boldt Castle, read this book. It will open your eyes, and remind you not to believe *everything* you hear.

4.0 out of 5 stars An American Dream with an American Tragedy, December 10, 2006

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P. W. Duggan (Winnetka, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Boldt Castle: In Search of the Lost Story (Paperback)

George Boldt, a German immigrant, became wealthy in the late 1800s and early 1900s. He bought Hart Island on the St. Lawerance River (as well as other places), changed the name to Heart Island, and had some wonderful buildings constructed. The largest, the Boldt Castle, was never completed. The story goes that, on the day George Boldt's wife died, workers laid down their tools and left the island castle incomplete.

There are rumors as to why the Castle sat in near ruin after being abandoned. Did Boldt's wife, Louise, run off with another man? Or did she really die? If so, why the vagueness around her death? This story mixes what some might call the American Dream with an American Tragedy.

Malo explores George Boldt's history in hopes of finding answers to why the Boldt's abandoned the Castle.