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| Lady on the Hill: How the Biltmore Became an American Icon by Howard E. Covington John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ 2006 Airs October 31 thru November 29, 2006 |
The Biltmore Estate, known as the Lady on the Hill, is the epitome of Gilded Age
splendor: the largest private home ever built in the United States, a French
château graced with more than 50,000 priceless furnishings and objects d’art,
set in an enchanting rural paradise, designed by America’s foremost nineteenth-
century landscape architect. A National Historic Landmark, George Vanderbilt’s
dream home welcomes visitors to experience its glorious past as well as its
exciting future.
Lady on the Hill tells the inspiring story of the thirty-five year effort to restore this
fading beauty in Asheville, N.C. to her former glory - all without a penny of
government funding or outside foundation grants. This is a lively tale of eccentric
upper-crust characters, seemingly insurmountable obstacles, and one man’s
determination, innovation, loyalty, and stubborn persistence to succeed against
the odds.
splendor: the largest private home ever built in the United States, a French
château graced with more than 50,000 priceless furnishings and objects d’art,
set in an enchanting rural paradise, designed by America’s foremost nineteenth-
century landscape architect. A National Historic Landmark, George Vanderbilt’s
dream home welcomes visitors to experience its glorious past as well as its
exciting future.
Lady on the Hill tells the inspiring story of the thirty-five year effort to restore this
fading beauty in Asheville, N.C. to her former glory - all without a penny of
government funding or outside foundation grants. This is a lively tale of eccentric
upper-crust characters, seemingly insurmountable obstacles, and one man’s
determination, innovation, loyalty, and stubborn persistence to succeed against
the odds.
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