The first tycoon : the epic life of Cornelius Vanderbilt / T.J Stilles.

By:

Stiles, T.J [Author]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Vintage Books, c2009.Description: xii, 719 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cmISBN:

9781400031740

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LOC classification:

CT 275 .V23 .S75 2009

Contents:

Part One. Captain 1794-1847.--Part Two. Commodore 1848-1860.--Part Three. King 1861-1877.

Summary: 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.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Reference	NU BALIWAG	NU BALIWAG	Reference	Reference	REF CT 275 .V23 .S75 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	c.1	Available		NUBUL000000143

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.

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