The last castle
Subtitle: the epic story of love, loss, and American royalty in the nation's largest home
By: Denise Kiernan
Edition: Large print edition.
Series: Thorndike Press large print popular and narrative nonfiction; Thorndike Press large print popular and narrative nonfiction
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 665
ISBN-13: 9781432848231
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Large type books; Biltmore Estate (Asheville, N.C.); History
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 521-662).
Table of contents: title: A winter's tale --; title: A lady of the long man rising --; title: Rhapsody in mauve --; title: Collaborations and consecrations --; title: A crossing of some consequence --; title: New mistress --; title: Forest for the tress --; title: Births of the century --; title: Trials and toymakers --; title: The more things change --; title: High and dry --; title: Final crossings --; title: Washed away --; title: Homespun and a great war --; title: Freedoms and flappers --; title: Glimpse of a castle --; title: You might go home again --; title: Epilogue.