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Clark county television cctv recently sat down with authors bill dedman and paul clark newell, jr. A more reckless and sensationalized book than empty mansions would try to pigeonhole ms. The mysterious life of huguette clark and the spending of a great american fortune, by investigative journalist bill dedman and. The mysterious life of huguette clark and the spending of a great american fortune by bill dedman and paul clark newell jr. When pulitzerprizewinning journalist bill dedman noticed in 2009 a grand home for sale, unoccupied for nearly sixty years, he stumbled through a surprising portal into american history.
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