Search results
Sep 26, 2017 · The Last Castle is an epic story about Biltmore House envisioned and built by George Cornelius Vanderbilt, the grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt, during the Gilded Age with the history of Biltmore Estate then spanning the Jazz Age, the Depression and two World Wars.
- (12.1K)
- Hardcover
People also ask
What is the last castle about?
Is the last castle a good book?
What is the theme of the last castle?
Is the last castle really about America?
Dec 16, 2020 · The Last Castle: The Epic Story of Love, Loss, and American Royalty in the Nation's Largest Home by Denise Kiernan. Published by Atria Books. Publication date: September 26, 2017. Genres: History, Non-fiction. Bookshop, Amazon.
Nov 12, 2019 · A New York Times bestseller with an "engaging narrative and array of detail” (The Wall Street Journal), the “intimate and sweeping” (Raleigh News & Observer) untold, true story behind the Biltmore Estate—the largest, grandest private residence in North America, which has seen more than 120 years of history pass by its front door.
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.
- Paperback
- May 01, 2018
1-Page PDF Summary of The Last Castle. The Last Castle explores the opulent Biltmore Estate, a grand endeavor by George Vanderbilt in the late 1800s to create a self-sustaining, European-inspired domain.
"The Last Castle" is the story of the Biltmore building, the 175,000 sq. ft home of George Washington Vanderbilt during the Gilded Age. It is also about his wife, Edith Vanderbilt, who managed to keep their home through two world wars and the Depression when many other mansions were destroyed.
Sep 26, 2017 · THE LAST CASTLE. THE EPIC STORY OF LOVE, LOSS, AND AMERICAN ROYALTY IN THE NATION'S LARGEST HOME. by Denise Kiernan ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 26, 2017. One-dimensional characters undermine the potential drama of life within a castle. bookshelf. shop now. The fortunes and misfortunes of the famous Vanderbilts.