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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
1400031745
ISBN-13
9781400031740
eBay Product ID (ePID)
78342611
Product Key Features
Book Title
First Tycoon : the Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
Number of Pages
736 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Rich & Famous, Entrepreneurship, United States / 19th Century, Railroads / History, Ships & Shipbuilding / History, Business
Publication Year
2010
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Transportation, Biography & Autobiography, Business & Economics, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.6 in
Item Weight
35.8 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
A The New York Times Notable Book A Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, The New Yorker, Boston Globe, Christian Science Monitor, and Kansas City Star Book of the Year “A mighty-and mighty confident-work. . . . This is state-of-the-art biography. . . . The First Tycoon has been widely praised, and rightly so. . . . This is state-of-the-art biography.� - The New York Times “Superbly written and researched. . . . Worthy of its subject.� - The Economist “Truly remarkable. . . . A landmark study that significantly enhances one’s understanding of U.S. economic history. . . . [Stiles is] one of the most exciting writers in the field.� - Foreign Affairs “Stiles has painted a full-bodied, nuanced picture of the man. . . . Elegance of style and fair-minded intent illuminate Stiles’s latest, expectedly profound exploration of American culture in the raw.� - The Boston Globe “Stiles, a superb researcher, has unearthed quantities of new material and crafted them into the illuminating, authoritative portrait of Vanderbilt that has been missing for so long.� - The Washington Post “Very absorbing. . . . Much more than a biography. The book is filled with important, exhaustively researched and indeed fascinating details that would profit every student of American business and social history to read.� - San Francisco Chronicle “Stiles writes with both the panache of a fine journalist and the analytical care of a seasoned scholar. And he offers a fruitful way to think about the larger history of American elites as well as the life of one of their most famous members.� - The New York Times Book Review “Vanderbilt’s story is indeed epic, and so is The First Tycoon . . . .Stiles is a perceptive and witty writer with a remarkable ability to paint a picture of the America in which Vanderbilt lived.� - The Christian Science Monitor “Fascinating. . . . A reminder that Vanderbilt’s life and times still have much to teach us.� - Newsweek “Gracefully written. . . . [Vanderbilt] was the right man in the right place at the right time, and the meticulous Stiles seems to be the right man to tell us about it.� - St. Petersburg Times “Stiles has given us a balanced and absorbing biography of this colorful and often ruthless entrepreneur.� -James M. McPherson, author of Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era “Monumental. . . . Arresting. . . . Stiles has a gift for making readers admire unsavory characters. . . . [ The First Tycoon ] resembles a five-course meal at a three-star restaurant: rich and pleasurable.� -Bloomberg.com “Engrossing and provocative. . . . Stiles draws on exhaustive archival research to clear away the apocryphal and celebrate Vanderbilt as an American icon.� - Tulsa World “At long last a biography worthy of the Commodore, meticulously researched, superbly written, and filled with original insights.� -Maury Klein, author of The Life and Legend of Jay Gould “Stiles writes with the magisterial sweep of a great historian and the keen psychological insight of a great biographer. . . . With panache and admirable ease, Stiles maps the financial and political currents on which Vanderbilt buccaneered and shows that it was Vanderbilt, more than anyone else, who enabled business to evolve into Big Business.� -Patricia O’Toole, author of When Trumpets Cal, At long last a biography worthy of the Commodore, meticulously researched, superbly written, and filled with original insights. -Maury Klein, author ofThe Life and Legend of Jay Gould T.J. Stiles writes with the magisterial sweep of a great historian and the keen psychological insight of a great biographer.The First Tycoon is the fullest, most perceptive chronicle ever written of the life and times of Cornelius Vanderbilt, the epitome of unfettered, winner-take-all capitalism. With panache and admirable ease, Stiles maps the financial and political currents on which Vanderbilt buccaneered and shows that it was Vanderbilt, more than anyone else, who enabled business to evolve into Big Business. -Patricia O'Toole, author of When Trumpets Call: Theodore Roosevelt After the White House T.J. Stiles has given us a balanced and absorbing biography of this colorful and often ruthless entrepreneur, the first of the "robber barons" who transformed the American economy in the nineteenth century. -James M. McPherson, author of Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era The First Tycoon is a brilliant exposition of the life of Cornelius Vanderbilt and the entrepreneurial environment that he shaped. Readers will look at Grand Central Station and much else in American life with fresh eyes. -Joyce Appleby, author of The Restless Revolution: A History of Capitalism The definitive biography of Commodore Vanderbilt. Both as portrait of an American original and as a book that brings to life an important slice of American history long neglected, this is biography at its very best. A magnificent achievement. -Arthur Vanderbilt II, author of Fortune's Children: The Fall of the House of Vanderbilt Rousing . . . An exemplary biography. -Starred review, Kirkus, AThe New York TimesNotable Book AWashington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, The New Yorker, Boston Globe, Christian Science Monitor,andKansas City StarBook of the Year "A mighty-and mighty confident-work. . . . This is state-of-the-art biography. . . .The First Tycoonhas been widely praised, and rightly so. . . . This is state-of-the-art biography." -The New York Times "Superbly written and researched. . . . Worthy of its subject." -The Economist "Truly remarkable. . . . A landmark study that significantly enhances one's understanding of U.S. economic history. . . . [Stiles is] one of the most exciting writers in the field." -Foreign Affairs "Stiles has painted a full-bodied, nuanced picture of the man. . . . Elegance of style and fair-minded intent illuminate Stiles's latest, expectedly profound exploration of American culture in the raw." -The Boston Globe "Stiles, a superb researcher, has unearthed quantities of new material and crafted them into the illuminating, authoritative portrait of Vanderbilt that has been missing for so long." -The Washington Post "Very absorbing. . . . Much more than a biography. The book is filled with important, exhaustively researched and indeed fascinating details that would profit every student of American business and social history to read." -San Francisco Chronicle "Stiles writes with both the panache of a fine journalist and the analytical care of a seasoned scholar. And he offers a fruitful way to think about the larger history of American elites as well as the life of one of their most famous members." -The New York Times Book Review "Vanderbilt's story is indeed epic, and so isThe First Tycoon. . . .Stiles is a perceptive and witty writer with a remarkable ability to paint a picture of the America in which Vanderbilt lived." -The Christian Science Monitor "Fascinating. . . . A reminder that Vanderbilt's life and times still have much to teach us." -Newsweek "Gracefully written. . . . [Vanderbilt] was the right man in the right place at the right time, and the meticulous Stiles seems to be the right man to tell us about it." -St. Petersburg Times "Stiles has given us a balanced and absorbing biography of this colorful and often ruthless entrepreneur." -James M. McPherson, author ofBattle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era "Monumental. . . . Arresting. . . . Stiles has a gift for making readers admire unsavory characters. . . . [The First Tycoon] resembles a five-course meal at a three-star restaurant: rich and pleasurable." -Bloomberg.com "Engrossing and provocative. . . . Stiles draws on exhaustive archival research to clear away the apocryphal and celebrate Vanderbilt as an American icon." -Tulsa World "At long last a biography worthy of the Commodore, meticulously researched, superbly written, and filled with original insights." -Maury Klein, author ofThe Life and Legend of Jay Gould "Stiles writes with the magisterial sweep of a great historian and the keen psychological insight of a great biographer. . . . With panache and admirable ease, Stiles maps the financial and political currents on which Vanderbilt buccaneered and shows that it was Vanderbilt, more than anyone else, who enabled business to evolve into Big Business."
Dewey Decimal
973.5092 B
Synopsis
NATIONAL BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD In this groundbreaking biography, T.J. Stiles tells the dramatic story of Cornelius "Commodore" Vanderbilt, the combative man and American icon who, through his genius and force of will, did more than perhaps any other individual to create modern capitalism. Meticulously researched and elegantly written, The First Tycoon describes an improbable life, from Vanderbilt's humble birth during the presidency of George Washington to his death as one of the richest men in American history. In between we see how the Commodore helped to launch the transportation revolution, propel the Gold Rush, reshape Manhattan, and invent the modern corporation. Epic in its scope and success, the life of Vanderbilt is also the story of the rise of America itself., NATIONAL BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD In this groundbreakingbiography, T.J. Stiles tells the dramatic story of Cornelius "Commodore" Vanderbilt, the combative man and American icon who, through his genius and force of will, did more than perhaps any other individual to create modern capitalism. Meticulously researched and elegantly written, The First Tycoon describes an improbable life, from Vanderbilt's humble birth during the presidency of George Washington to his death as one of the richest men in American history. In between we see how the Commodore helped to launch the transportation revolution, propel the Gold Rush, reshape Manhattan, and invent the modern corporation. Epic in its scope and success, the life of Vanderbilt is also the story of the rise of America itself.
LC Classification Number
CT275.V23S85 2010
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