Product Details

• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: A&E Home Video
• VHS Release Date: November 11, 1998
• Run Time: 100 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: 6303101488
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #46,567 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

America's Castles showcases the fabulous homes built during the Gilded Age by the legends of wealth. Go behind the scenes with the homes' curators and directors and learn the astonishing stories behind these incredible mansions and of the people who built them. Blending architectural, cultural and biographical commentary, your private tour includes these grand estates:The Breakers, Cornelius and Alice Vanderbilt's mecca.William and Alva Vanderbilt's ornate Marble HouseJohn Jay Gould's Gothic marvel Lyndhurst.Whitehall, home to Henry M. Flagler, "the father of Florida."Ca 'd'Zan, circus impresario John Ringling's grand vision.San Simeon, Willaim Randolph Hearst's California estate.George Vanderbilt's Biltmore, America's largest private home.

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars America's Castles, April 8, 2010

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Michael J. Dutko (Spring Lake, N.J.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: America's Castles 1 [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This video shows some of the most spectacular houses built in America and the people that lived in them and how they made their fortunes. Very interesting video and highly recommended viewing.