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

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Thorndike Press large print popular and narrative nonfictionPublisher: Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2018Copyright date: ©2017Edition: Large print editionDescription: 665 pages (large print), 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781432848231
  • 1432848232
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
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.
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.
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Large Print Book Large Print Book Main Library Large Print NonFiction 975.688 K47 Available 33111009292752
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A New York Times BestsellerGeorge Vanderbilt dedicated his life to creating a European-style estate on 125,000 acres of North Carolina wilderness, complete with a 175,000-square-foot chateau and a charming village beyond the gates. As a newlywed, Edith Stuyvesant Dresser became mistress of Biltmore House and benefactress of the village. But when fortunes shifted, it was up to Edith to save Biltmore -- and secure the future of the region and her husband's legacy.

Includes bibliographical references.

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.

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.

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