And that will have to include the story of the captive workers who toiled in the sun for the sake of king cotton.

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But cotton is no longer king, water licences are more expensive than ever and Bourke, once again, is hanging in limbo.

ECONOMIST: A land of drought

The Mansion was also the cornerstone property of the Rosewood Corporation (Las Ventanas, Jumby Bay, the Carlyle), whose principal, Caroline Rose Hunt, purchased the palatial estate, originally the home of cotton mogul Sheppard W. King, in 1979.

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He was a great observer too, taking the myriad impressions of a life constantly in motion as his inspiration, from the Harlem of his youth, where he reigned as musical king of the celebrated Cotton Club, to the international tours of his later years.

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