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.
Faces at Hearst Castle
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 Chief: The Life of William Randolph Hearst
The biography of W.R. Hearst, called “The Chief: The Life of William Randolph Hearst”, authored by David Nasaw.
Mariner Books – 2001
Hearst Castle: The Biography of a Country House
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.
Other Works About Hearst and The Castle
- Julia Morgan, Architect
by Sara Holmes Boutelle
New York: Abbeville Press, 1988 - W.R. Hearst, A Portrait in His Own Words
by Edmund D. Coblentz
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1952 - The Time We Had
by Marion Davies
New York: Ballantine Books, 1975 - Marion Davies
by Fred Lawrence Guiles
New York: Bantam Books, 1972 - The Way It Was
by George Hearst
San Francisco: Hearst Corporation, 1972 - William Randolph Hearst: An Illustrated Biography
by Nancy E. Loe
Santa Barbara: Sequoia Communications, 1985 - Hearst Castle: The Official Pictorial Guide
by Nancy E. Loe
Santa Barbara: Companion Press, 1991 - Julia Morgan: Architect
by Richard W. Longstretch
Berkeley: Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association 1977 - Something a Little Different
by Robert Pavlick
California History (Winter 1992/93) pp. 462-477 - The Hearsts, An American Dynasty
by Judith Robinson
Acon Books, 1991 - Citizen Hearst
by W.A. Swanberg
New York, Galahad Books, 1961 - Julia Morgan: Architect of Dream
by Virginia Wadsworth
Minneapolis: Lerner, 1990