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1: Beautiful
We grew up visiting The Biltmore and this book is very acurate. The details, pictures and biography of this home is outstanding! Makes me want to go back again to see things we have missed!
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2: Lady On the Hill
Lady on the Hill is a fantastic book. Anyone that is interested in historic preservation will find it enjoyable. People that have been to, or plan to go to Biltmore Estate should definitly read it. The history of the Vanderbilt and Cecil family to maintain the property as a private residence is amazing. I have been to Biltmore several times and had no idea that almost from its completion "how to maintain it" has been a question, and at times a problem. The book is an interesting glimpse into one family's creative endeavors to maintain a family home and in the process create an entire tourist industry.
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3: Informs As Promised
This book is a good means of learning about the Biltmore family, its history, notable members, the means through which the clan's wealth was acquired, and also about its magnificent chateau near Asheville, North Carolina. (An awe-inspiring place, but staffed by some of the rudest human beings who ever drew breath.) This book's flaws relate to the fact it seems padded to fill out its length and does come close to re-using the same material more than once: and sadly the most dry parts are the ones re-used.
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4: Lady on the Hill
I've read and studied regarding the lives of the Vanderbilt families and the Biltmore inparticular. This is truly one of the BEST books I've read. We've all learned about the house and George Vanderbilt's ideas and thinking on building Biltmore. This book describes the life of his wife Edith and their daughter Cornelia after his death and what they had to go through to keep Biltmore after his death. The research is absolutely amazing. For anyone who is interested or obsessed with The Biltmore, this is a MUST read.
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5: Like Going To Biltmore School
Half way through the book it just becomes tedious. There is a fair amount of repetition. I had to purchase another book because this one lacks enough photos. We are planning a trip there in the coming weeks
and now I think I know more than I need to know.
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