The Last Waltz of the Sterlings

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The Sterling estate in Virginia was a monument to a ghost. By 1932, the Great Depression had stripped the family of everything but their name and a sprawling, decaying mansion that felt more like a mausoleum than a home. The patriarch, Silas Sterling, was a man of iron and delusion. He refused to acknowledge the bankruptcy. He insisted that the family maintain the "Sterling Standard." This...

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