The first tycoon : the epic life of Cornelius Vanderbilt /
Stiles, T.J.
The first tycoon : the epic life of Cornelius Vanderbilt / T.J Stilles. - New York : Vintage Books, c2009. - xii, 719 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliography and index.
Part One. Captain 1794-1847.--Part Two. Commodore 1848-1860.--Part Three. King 1861-1877.
A biography of the combative man whose genius and force of will created modern capitalism, documenting how Vanderbilt helped launch the transportation revolution, propel the Gold Rush, reshape Manhattan, and invent the modern corporation.
9781400031740
MILLIONAIRES.
RAILROADS.
STEAMBOATS.
VANDERBILT.--1794-1877 --CORNELIUS
BUSINESSMEN.
UNITED STATES.
CT 275 .V23 .S75 2009
The first tycoon : the epic life of Cornelius Vanderbilt / T.J Stilles. - New York : Vintage Books, c2009. - xii, 719 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliography and index.
Part One. Captain 1794-1847.--Part Two. Commodore 1848-1860.--Part Three. King 1861-1877.
A biography of the combative man whose genius and force of will created modern capitalism, documenting how Vanderbilt helped launch the transportation revolution, propel the Gold Rush, reshape Manhattan, and invent the modern corporation.
9781400031740
MILLIONAIRES.
RAILROADS.
STEAMBOATS.
VANDERBILT.--1794-1877 --CORNELIUS
BUSINESSMEN.
UNITED STATES.
CT 275 .V23 .S75 2009
