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01960aam a2200385 a 4500 001 8AD54C82BCF511EAA1925DFC96128E48 003 SILO 005 20200703012203 008 190906s2020 nyuab d 1 0beng 010 $a 2018047432 020 $a 1502645408 020 $a 9781502645401 040 $a DLC $d WiMaMI $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 044 $a nyu 050 00 $a CT 275 V23 $b S38 2020 082 00 $a B $a B $2 23 100 1 $a Schumacher, Cassandra, $e author. $4 aut 245 10 $a Cornelius Vanderbilt : $b railroad tycoon / $c Cassandra Schumacher. 250 $a 1st ed. 260 $a New York, NY : $b Cavendish Square, $c c2020. 300 $a 128 p. : $b col. ill., b&w ill., maps ; $c 24 cm. 490 0 $a Great American entrepreneurs 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Full steam ahead -- The commodore -- The newly rich and the industrial titan -- Tycoon -- Industrialism and the free market -- Legacy. 520 $a Cornelius Vanderbilt was born for business. Though poorly educated, he built an empire on steam power and died a millionaire. Fueled by the spirit of competition and possessing a brilliant mind for business, Vanderbilt became the first true industrial tycoon. He dominated the shipping industry with steamboats and railroads. Vanderbilt changed the way business was done in America. Readers explore the life and triumphs of America's first industrial titan through photographs, anecdotes, sidebars, and more. 600 10 $a Vanderbilt, Cornelius, $d 1794-1877. 650 7 $a Industrialists $v Biography $z United States. $2 sears 650 7 $a Businessmen $v Biography $z United States. $2 sears 650 7 $a Railroads $x History $y 19th century $z United States. $2 sears 650 7 $a Industrial revolution. $2 sears 941 $a 2 952 $l XXPH787 $d 20230713113842.0 952 $l P1AX906 $d 20230620011937.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=8AD54C82BCF511EAA1925DFC96128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search