Full name: The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt

Author: T. J. Stiles Year: 2009 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Biographies, Award winners, History, Business, Memoirs Purchase/reserch links: Amazon OpenLibrary Goodreads Google Books eBooks.com LibraryThing ISBNs: 9781400031740 9780375415425 0375415424

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. Similar books: Abigail Adams by Woody Holton Mrs. Jordan's Profession by Claire Tomalin Mistress of the Elgin Marbles by Susan Nagel Titan by Ron Chernow Five Sisters by James Fox Dearest Friend by Lynne Withey The Viceroy's Daughters by Anne de Courcy Ford by Robert Lacey The Rockefellers by Peter Collier Victoria by A. N. Wilson Thomas Jefferson by Christopher Hitchens A Godly Hero by Michael Kazin Mrs. Keppel and Her Daughter by Diana Souhami Robert Kennedy and His Times by Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. Christopher Marlowe by Park Honan Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson Personal History by Katharine Graham The Snowball by Alice Schroeder Custer's Trials by T. J. Stiles Lindbergh by A. Scott Berg