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The Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt
Biography & Memoir, Business, Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States, 19th Century
| Author: | Edward J. Renehan, Jr. | ISBN: | 9780465010301 |
| Publisher: | Basic Books | Publication: | April 14, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Basic Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Edward J. Renehan, Jr. |
| ISBN: | 9780465010301 |
| Publisher: | Basic Books |
| Publication: | April 14, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Basic Books |
| Language: | English |
Armed with a trove of previously unreleased archives, Edward J. Renehan Jr. offers a compelling portrait of Cornelius Vanderbilt, who built large shipping and rail enterprises into cornerstones of the American economy, and amassed one of the greatest fortunes the world has ever known. This is the definitive biography of a man whose influence on American business was unsurpassed in his day-or any other.
Armed with a trove of previously unreleased archives, Edward J. Renehan Jr. offers a compelling portrait of Cornelius Vanderbilt, who built large shipping and rail enterprises into cornerstones of the American economy, and amassed one of the greatest fortunes the world has ever known. This is the definitive biography of a man whose influence on American business was unsurpassed in his day-or any other.
