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\n A New York Times bestseller with an “engaging narrative and array of detail\u201d (The Wall Street Journal), the \u201cintimate and sweeping\u201d (Raleigh News & Observer) untold, true story behind the Biltmore Estate\u2014the largest, grandest private residence in North America, which has seen more than 120 years of history pass by its front door.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Orphaned at a young age, Edith Stuyvesant Dresser claimed lineage from one of New York\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

Before their marriage, the wealthy and bookish Vanderbilt had dedicated his life to creating a spectacular European-style estate on 125,000 acres of North Carolina wilderness. He summoned the famous landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted to tame the grounds, collaborated with celebrated architect Richard Morris Hunt to build a 175,000-square-foot chateau, filled it with priceless art and antiques, and erected a charming village beyond the gates. Newlywed Edith was now mistress of an estate nearly three times the size of Washington, DC and benefactress of the village and surrounding rural area. When fortunes shifted and changing times threatened her family, her home, and her community, it was up to Edith to save Biltmore\u2014and secure the future of the region and her husband\u2019s legacy.<\/p>\n

This is the fascinating, \u201csoaring and gorgeous\u201d (Karen Abbott) story of how the largest house in America flourished, faltered, and ultimately endured to this day. <\/p>\n

Publisher \u200f : \u200e Atria Books; Reprint edition (May 1, 2018)
Language \u200f : \u200e English
Paperback \u200f : \u200e 416 pages
ISBN-10 \u200f : \u200e 1476794057
ISBN-13 \u200f : \u200e 978-1476794051
Item Weight \u200f : \u200e 1 pounds
Dimensions \u200f : \u200e 6 x 1.3 x 9 inches <\/p>\n

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Customers find the book interesting and well-written. They also appreciate the content, saying it provides loads of information about the Vanderbilt family. However, some find the family history without any real story or context. Opinions are mixed on character depth, with some finding them memorable and vivid, while others say they’re too full of names and muddied the storyline.<\/span><\/p>\n

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