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THE LAST CASTLE : The Epic Story of Love, Loss, and American Royalty in the Nation's Largest Home
by Kiernan, Denise
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- near fine
- paperback
- Condition
- Near Fine/None as Issued
- ISBN 10
- 1476794049
- ISBN 13
- 9781476794044
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New York, NY: Touchstone, 2017. Advance Reader's Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine/None as Issued. ADVANCE READER'S EDITION/SOFTCOVER. Text/NEW & Bright. Softcover/NF w/a whisper of shelfwear. George Washington Vanderbilt II (1862 - 1914), an heir of the Vanderbilt family of amassed fortunes from steamboats, railroads & other enterprises. Youngest, and said to be the favorite son of William Henry Vanderbilt. He built the largest of privately owned American homea, the Biltmore Estates. A 250-room European-style mansion on 125,000 acres in North Carolina. Designed by architect Frederick La Olmsted, built by architect Richard Morris Hunt, housing a priceless art, ready for his bride, Edith Stuyvesant Dresser, to mistress. American socio-economic history spanning 2 World Wars, the Jazz Age, the Great Depression, and populated w/colorful, personages of the times.
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- 100 POCKETS
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- Bookseller’s Inventory #
- 020364
- Title
- THE LAST CASTLE : The Epic Story of Love, Loss, and American Royalty in the Nation's Largest Home
- Author
- Kiernan, Denise
- Format/binding
- Soft cover
- Book condition
- second hand - Near Fine
- Jacket condition
- None as Issued
- Quantity available
- 1
- Edition
- Advance Reader's Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1476794049
- ISBN 13
- 9781476794044
- Publisher
- Touchstone
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 2017
- Pages
- 365
- Keywords
- History, Architectural, American Architecture, Asthetics, Private Estates, Wealth, the Great Depression, Socio-Economic Values
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