Commodore : the life of Cornelius Vanderbilt
Renehan, Edward J., 1956-2007
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Main title:
Commodore : the life of Cornelius Vanderbilt / Edward J. Renehan Jr.
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Imprint:
New York : Basic Books, c2007.
Collation:
p. cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Moravians -- Stapleton -- Profitable war -- Marriage -- Economic man -- Mr. Ogden and Mr. Gibbons -- Mouse and Bellona -- Proud fugitive -- Gibbons vs. Ogden -- Union line man -- Blackmail on the Hudson -- The sound and beyond -- Of an old Dutch root -- Matters familial and social -- Southern route -- A finer head than Webster's -- I'll ruin you -- Atlantic crossing -- The specious name of enterprise -- Harlem corners -- Hudson River & New York Central -- The Vanderbilt bronze -- Frank -- Against the world.
ISBN:
9780465002559 (hbk)0465002552 (hbk)
Dewey class:
385.092B
LC class:
CT275.V23
Language:
English
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BRN:
912338
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