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The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt (Pulitzer Prize Winner)

The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt (Pulitzer Prize Winner) - Paperback

by T. J. Stiles
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Availability:In StockContributor:T. J. StilesPublish date:2010-04-20Pages:736
Language:EnglishPublisher:VintageISBN-13:9781400031740ISBN-10:1400031745UPC:9781400031740Book Category:Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Business, HistoricalSize:9.72 x 5.62 x 1.57 inchesWeight:2.112Product ID:SCMY8T087W
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In this groundbreaking biography, T.J. Stiles tells the dramatic story of Cornelius "Commodore" Vanderbilt, the combative man and American icon who, through his genius and force of will, did more than perhaps any other individual to create modern capitalism. Meticulously researched and elegantly written, The First Tycoon describes an improbable life, from Vanderbilt's humble birth during the presidency of George Washington to his death as one of the richest men in American history. In between we see how the Commodore helped to launch the transportation revolution, propel the Gold Rush, reshape Manhattan, and invent the modern corporation. Epic in its scope and success, the life of Vanderbilt is also the story of the rise of America itself.
Language:EnglishPublisher:VintageISBN-13:9781400031740ISBN-10:1400031745UPC:9781400031740Book Category:Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Business, HistoricalSize:9.72 x 5.62 x 1.57 inchesWeight:2.112Product ID:SCMY8T087W
T. J. Stiles has held the Gilder Lehrman Fellowship in American History at the Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library, taught at Columbia University, and served as adviser for the PBS series The American Experience. His first book, Jesse James: Last Rebel of the Civil War, won the Ambassador Book Award and the Peter Seaborg Award for Civil War Scholarship, and was a New York Times Notable Book. The First Tycoon won the National Book Award in 2009. He has written for The New York Times Book Review, Salon.com, Smithsonian, and the Los Angeles Times. He lives in San Francisco.

Visit the author's website at www.tjstiles.com.
Publisher: Vintage

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