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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.
About the Author
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.
About the Book
A gripping, groundbreaking biography of Cornelius Vanderbilt, the combative business titan whose genius and force of will created modern capitalism.
Format: Trade Paperback
Published: April 20, 2010
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Language: English
The following ISBNs are associated with this title:
ISBN - 10: 1400031745
ISBN - 13: 9781400031740
