TY  - BOOK
AU  - Stiles, T.J.
TI  - The first tycoon: the epic life of Cornelius Vanderbilt 
SN  - 9781400031740
AV  - CT 275 .V23 .S75 2009 
PY  - 2009///
CY  - New York
PB  - Vintage Books
KW  - MILLIONAIRES
KW  - RAILROADS
KW  - STEAMBOATS
KW  - VANDERBILT
KW  - CORNELIUS
KW  - 1794-1877
KW  - BUSINESSMEN
KW  - UNITED STATES
N1  - Includes bibliography and index; Part One. Captain 1794-1847.--Part Two. Commodore 1848-1860.--Part Three. King 1861-1877
N2  - 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
ER  -