The last castle : the epic story of love, loss, and American royalty in the nation's largest home
2017
975.688 K47 2017
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Title
The last castle : the epic story of love, loss, and American royalty in the nation's largest home
Edition
First Touchstone hardcover edition.
Published
New York : Touchstone, 2017.
Description
vii, 388 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
Call Number
975.688 K47 2017
System Control No.
(OCoLC)981761550
Note
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.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-363) and index.
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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Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-363) and index.
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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