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The Last Castle
Vanderbilt family
Oct 6, 2017 · The Last Castle reminds us that the Biltmore’s obsolete extravagance really is a story of a community and those who were elevated by the Vanderbilt legacy and stewardship. That core of the story has a relevance in today’s societal divisions weightier even than the Biltmore architecture.
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 --- the largest, grandest residence ever built in the United States. When ...
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THE LAST CASTLE is a paean to a grandiose house and family, so those who are looking for gossip or a social history of the era will find the book somewhat lacking. But it does what it sets out to do: recreate the grandeur of George Vanderbilt’s vision, and the price that those around him willingly paid to help keep it alive.
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