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The First Tycoon：The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt (Vintage)

内容简介

Inthisgroundbreakingbiography,T.J.StilestellsthedramaticstoryofCornelius"Commodore"Vanderbilt,thecombativemanandAmericaniconwho,throughhisgeniusandforceofwill,didmorethanperhapsanyotherindividualtocreatemoderncapitalism.Meticulouslyresearchedandelegantlywritten,TheFirstTycoondescribesanimprobablelife,fromVanderbilt'shumblebirthduringthepresidencyofGeorgeWashingtontohisdeathasoneoftherichestmeninAmericanhistory.InbetweenweseehowtheCommodorehelpedtolaunchthetransportationrevolution,propeltheGoldRush,reshapeManhattan,andinventthemoderncorporation.Epicinitsscopeandsuccess,thelifeofVanderbiltisalsothestoryoftheriseofAmericaitself.

作者简介

T.J.StileshasheldtheGilderLehrmanFellowshipinAmericanHistoryattheDorothyandLewisB.CullmanCenterforScholarsandWritersattheNewYorkPublicLibrary,taughtatColumbiaUniversity,andservedasadviserforthePBSseriesTheAmericanExperience.Hisfirstbook,JesseJames:LastRebeloftheCivilWar,wontheAmbassadorBookAwardandthePeterSeaborgAwardforCivilWarScholarship,andwasaNewYorkTimesNotableBook.TheFirstTycoonwontheNationalBookAwardin2009.HehaswrittenforTheNewYorkTimesBookReview,Salon.com,Smithsonian,andtheLosAngelesTimes.HelivesinSanFrancisco.

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