Kiernan, Denise
The Last Castle
- ISBN 13:
- 9781476794051
- author:
- Kiernan, Denise
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Touchstone Books
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2018
- Pages:
- 416
- Dimensions:
- 22.61 x 15.24 x 2.79 centimetres
- Genre:
- Arts & Photography, Architecture & Design, Domestic,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
The Last Castle: The Epic Story of Love, Loss, and American Royalty in the Nation's Largest Home by Denise Kiernan. In the late 19th century, a grand estate was built on 125,000 acres of North Carolina wilderness, a project undertaken by a wealthy and bookish man. He collaborated with a famous landscape architect and a celebrated architect to create a spectacular European-style chateau, filled with priceless art and antiques. The estate, Biltmore House, was nearly three times the size of Washington, DC, and its mistress, Edith, was a woman from a prominent New York family who had grown up in Newport and Paris. Edith's marriage to the estate's owner was a highly watched event in Gilded Age society, but she soon found herself at the helm of a vast and complex estate. As fortunes shifted and changing times threatened her family, her home, and her community, Edith was determined to save Biltmore and secure the future of the region and her husband's legacy. This is the untold story of Biltmore Estate, a tale of love, loss, and American royalty, spanning over 120 years of history.
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