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The First Tycoon

The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt (Pulitzer Prize Winner)

The First Tycoon( )
Author: Stiles, T. J.
ISBN:978-1-4000-3174-0
Publication Date:Jun 2010
Publisher:Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $55.00
Book Description:

NATIONAL BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD In this groundbreakingbiography, 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...
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Book Details
Pages:736
Detailed Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Business
Transportation / Railroads / History
Biography & Autobiography / Rich & Famous
Transportation / Ships & Shipbuilding / History
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):15.6 x 23.3 x 4 cm
Book Weight:1.016 Kilograms
Author Biography
Stiles, T. J. (Author)
T. J. Stiles received a B. A. in history from Carleton College and a M. A. and M.Phil. in European history from Columbia University. He is the author of Jesse James: Last Rebel of the Civil War, The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt, which won the Pulitzer Prize for biography in 2010, and Custer's Trials: A Life on the Frontier of a New America, which won Pulitzer Prize for history in 2016.

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