Commodore: The Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt (original 2007; edition 2009)

by Edward J. Renehan Jr.

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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.… (more)

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Title:	Commodore: The Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt
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This book is warmly dedicated to Marie Kutch, Nikki Natale and John staudt, who know why

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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.

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