Bibliograph

The last castle, the epic story of love, loss, and American royalty in the nation's largest home, Denise Kiernan

Type

Label

The last castle, the epic story of love, loss, and American royalty in the nation's largest home, Denise Kiernan

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-363) and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The last castle

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

981761550

Responsibility statement

Denise Kiernan

Sub title

the epic story of love, loss, and American royalty in the nation's largest home

Summary

Documents the story of the Gilded Age mansion Biltmore, tracing George Vanderbilt's construction of his European-style estate and the efforts of his bride, Edith Stuyvesant Dresser, to become its protector in the face of changing fortunes and times

Table Of Contents

A winter's tale -- A lady of the long man rising -- Rhapsody in mauve -- Collaborations and consecrations -- A crossing of some consequence -- New mistress -- Forest for the tress -- Births of the century -- Trials and toymakers -- The more things change -- High and dry -- Final crossings -- Washed away -- Homespun and a great war -- Freedoms and flappers -- Glimpse of a castle -- You might go home again -- Epilogue

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