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

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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Main Author: Kiernan, Denise (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Touchstone, 2017.
Edition:First Touchstone hardcover edition.
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Vanderbilt, Edith Stuyvesant Dresser, > 1873-1958.
Vanderbilt, George Washington, > 1862-1914.
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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.
Physical Description:vii, 388 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-363) and index.
ISBN:9781476794044 (hardcover)
1476794049 (hardcover)
9781476794051
1476794057
Author Notes:Denise Kiernan is the author of The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal bestseller The Last Castle . Her previous book, The Girls of Atomic City , is a New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and NPR bestseller. Kiernan has been published in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Village Voice, Ms., Reader's Digest, Discover, and many more publications. She has also worked in television, serving as head writer for ABC's Who Wants to Be a Millionaire during its Emmy award-winning first season and producing for media outlets such as ESPN and MSNBC. She has been a featured guest on NPR's "Weekend Edition," PBS NewsHour, MSNBC's Morning Joe, and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.

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