Commodore

The Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt

• Author(s): Edward J. Renehan Jr.,
• Publisher: Hachette UK
• Pages: 400
• ISBN_10: 046501030X
  ISBN_13: 9780465010301
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Biography & Autobiography / Business , History / United States / 19th Century ,

Description:... 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.