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020 _a9780375415425 (alk. paper)
050 0 0 _aCT275.V23
_bS85 2009
082 0 0 _a92 VAN
100 1 _aStiles, T.J.
245 1 4 _aThe first tycoon
_b: the epic life of Cornelius Vanderbilt
_c/ T.J. Stiles
250 _a1st ed
260 _aNew York
_b: Alfred A. Knopf
_c, 2009.
300 _axii, 719 p., [36] p. of plates
_b: ill., maps
_c; 25 cm.
500 _a"A Borzoi book:--T.p. verso.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [691]-702) and index.
520 _aA gripping, groundbreaking biography of the combative man whose genius and force of will created modern capitalism. We see Vanderbilt help to launch the transportation revolution, propel the Gold Rush, reshape Manhattan, and invent the modern corporation.
600 1 0 _aVanderbilt, Cornelius
_d, 1794-1877
650 4 _aBusinessmen
_z-United States
_v--Biography
650 4 _aMillionaires
_v--Biography
650 0 _aRailroads
_z--United States
_x--History
_y--19th century
650 0 _aSteamboats
942 _cMO
999 _c230946
_d230946