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   Sep 26, 2017 · Learn how Edith Stuyvesant Dresser became the mistress of Biltmore, the largest and grandest residence ever built in the United States, and how she saved it from ruin. This book by Denise Kiernan is a New York Times bestseller and a finalist for several awards.

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   Sep 26, 2017 · "The Last Castle" was also a Wall Street Journal bestseller, a finalist for the 2018 Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award and a finalist for the Southern Book Prize. "The Girls of Atomic City" was also a Los Angeles Times and NPR bestseller, was named one of Amazon's “Top 100 Best Books of 2013,” and is now available in multiple languages.

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   May 1, 2018 · "The Last Castle" was also a Wall Street Journal bestseller, a finalist for the 2018 Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award and a finalist for the Southern Book Prize. "The Girls of Atomic City" was also a Los Angeles Times and NPR bestseller, was named one of Amazon's “Top 100 Best Books of 2013,” and is now available in multiple languages.

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   “The Last Castle is a soaring and gorgeous American story that gripped me from the very first page. With a historian’s keen insight and a poet’s gift for language, Denise Kiernan depicts life at Biltmore with such skill, I felt like I was there through it all: weddings, divorces, elaborate (and slightly bizarre) balls, financial glory, financial ruin, murder, suicide, natural disasters ...

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   • Released on: May 01, 2018

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   Sep 26, 2017 · 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 ...

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   Sep 26, 2017 · 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. This is the fascinating, “soaring and gorgeous” (Karen Abbott) story of how the largest house in America flourished, faltered, and ultimately ...

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    What is the last castle about?

    • The Last Castle is the uniquely American story of how the largest house in America flourished, faltered, and ultimately endured to this day. 307 pages, Hardcover First published September 26, 2017 Denise Kiernan is an author, journalist, producer, and host of “CRAFT: Authors in Conversation.”

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    Is the last castle really about America?

    • "But reading The Last Castle, the flowing novel-like narrative really is 'about America.' It's about celebrity culture, wealth disparity, the remarkable charity and foresight of a few wealthy people, the urge to create and maintain a family legacy and, in its darker moments, the ever-present potential for personal tragedy.

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    Is the last castle a good book?

    • The book after all is called, The Last Castle, and not the George W. Vanderbilt Story. Fascinating, and a much-welcome addition to Gilded Age history taking place outside of the usual haunts of Manhattan and Newport. Kiernan handles the people better than the house itself, which has its pluses and minuses, though her approach is largely successful.

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    What is the Biltmore & The Last Castle about?

    • This book is a meticulously researched look at the building of the largest house of The Gilded Age, The Biltmore. The Last Castle is a deep dive not only into the history of The Biltmore but also the legendary family behind it, The Vanderbilt's. Part family saga and part history of the early twentieth century.

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11. www.nytimes.com › 2017/10/11 › booksBiltmore House, America’s Original McMansion - The New York Times

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    Oct 11, 2017 · THE LAST CASTLE The Epic Story of Love, Loss and American Royalty in the Nation’s Largest Home By Denise Kiernan Illustrated. 388 pp. Touchstone. $28.. Three years ago, I toured Biltmore House ...