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Author:
Schumacher, Cassandra, author. aut
Title:
Cornelius Vanderbilt : railroad tycoon / Cassandra Schumacher.
Edition:
1st ed.
Publisher:
Cavendish Square,
Copyright Date:
c2020
Description:
128 p. : col. ill., b&w ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Subject:
Vanderbilt, Cornelius,--1794-1877.
Industrialists--Biography--United States.
Businessmen--Biography--United States.
Railroads--History--19th century--United States.
Industrial revolution.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Full steam ahead -- The commodore -- The newly rich and the industrial titan -- Tycoon -- Industrialism and the free market -- Legacy.
Summary:
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.
Series:
Great American entrepreneurs
ISBN:
1502645408
9781502645401
LCCN:
2018047432
Locations:
XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)
P1AX906 -- Indian Hills Community College Library - Ottumwa (Ottumwa)

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