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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Library Journal Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Kiernan, Denise.     Subjects     Vanderbilt, Edith Stuyvesant Dresser, 1873-1958.     Vanderbilt, George Washington, 1862-1914.     Vanderbilt family -- Homes and haunts.     Biltmore Estate (Asheville, N.C.) -- History.     Mansions -- North Carolina -- History.     Upper class -- United States -- Biography.     Rich people -- United States -- Homes and haunts.     Art -- Collectors and collecting -- United States -- Biography.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Kiernan, Denise.       by title:      The last castle : th...       by call number:      975.688 K47L     Search the Web     Kiernan, Denise.     Vanderbilt, Edith Stuyvesant Dresser, 1873-1958.     Vanderbilt, George Washington, 1862-1914.     Vanderbilt family -- Homes and haunts.     Biltmore Estate (Asheville, N.C.) -- History.     Mansions -- North Carolina -- History.     Upper class -- United States -- Biography.     Rich people -- United States -- Homes and haunts.     Art -- Collectors and collecting -- United States -- Biography.       MARC Display

The last castle : the epic story of love, loss, and American royalty in the nation's largest home / Denise Kiernan. by Kiernan, Denise. Touchstone, 2017. Call #: 975.688 K47L Subjects Vanderbilt, Edith Stuyvesant Dresser, 1873-1958.   Vanderbilt, George Washington, 1862-1914.   Vanderbilt family -- Homes and haunts.   Biltmore Estate (Asheville, N.C.) -- History.   Mansions -- North Carolina -- History.   Upper class -- United States -- Biography.   Rich people -- United States -- Homes and haunts.   Art -- Collectors and collecting -- United States -- Biography. ISBN:  9781476794044 (hc.) 9781476794051 (pbk.) Edition:  First Touchstone hardcover edition. Description:  vii, 388 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (pages 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. Summary:  "The fascinating story behind the magnificent Gilded Age mansion Biltmore - the largest, grandest residence ever built in the United States. The story of Biltmore spans World Wars, the Jazz Age, the Depression, and generations of the famous Vanderbilt family, and features a captivating cast of real-life characters including F. Scott Fitzgerald, Thomas Wolfe, Teddy Roosevelt, John Singer Sargent, James Whistler, Henry James, and Edith Wharton. Orphaned at a young age, Edith Stuyvesant Dresser claimed lineage from one of New York's best known families. She grew up in Newport and Paris, and her engagement and marriage to George Vanderbilt was one of the most watched events of Gilded Age society. But none of this prepared her to be mistress of Biltmore House. Before their marriage, the wealthy and bookish Vanderbilt had dedicated his life to creating a spectacular European-style estate on 125,000 acres of North Carolina wilderness. He summoned the famous landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted to tame the grounds, collaborated with celebrated architect Richard Morris Hunt to build a 175,000-square-foot chateau, filled it with priceless art and antiques, and erected a charming village beyond the gates. Newlywed Edith was now mistress of an estate nearly three times the size of Washington, DC and benefactress of the village and surrounding rural area. When fortunes shifted and changing times threatened her family, her home, and her community, it was up to Edith to save Biltmore - and secure the future of the region and her husband's legacy. A unique American story of how the largest house in America flourished, faltered, and ultimately endured to this day. Denise Kiernan is the author of The Girls of Atomic City"--Provided by publisher. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Bedford Public Library Adult Nonfiction 975.688 K47L Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Nonfiction 975.688 K47L Core Collection - Adult Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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