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The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt 2009 biography of Cornelius Vanderbilt , a 19th-century American industrialist and philanthropist who built his fortune in the shipping and railroad industries, becoming one of the wealthiest Americans in the history of the U.S. It was written by American biographer T. J. Stiles . The book was honored with the 2009 National Book Award for Nonfiction [1] Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography .[2]
Summary [ edit ]
Stiles spent seven years researching and studying the life and worldwide influence of Cornelius Vanderbilt, the patriarch of the Vanderbilt dynasty who made his wealth in the shipping and railroad industries and financially supported the founding of Vanderbilt University . The First Tycoon describes Vanderbilt's life from his 1794 birth to his death in 1877, shedding light on his leadership in expanding railroad transportation into a revolution and establishing the modern corporation.
Stiles raised serious doubts about the claims and secret sources about Vanderbilt.[3]
Reception [ edit ]
The First Tycoon went on to win the 2009 National Book Award for Nonfiction [1] Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography .[4] New York Times The New Yorker [5] Financial Times [6] Christian Science Monitor [7] Boston Globe [8] Philadelphia Inquirer [9] Foreign Affairs [10] Washington Post [11] New York Times Book Review [12] New York Times [13] Newsweek [14]
Honors and awards [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ Garner, Dwight (2009-12-04). "The Reading Life: On Biography and Malpractice - NYTimes.com" . Artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2013-03-17 .
^ "The Pulitzer Prizes | Citation" . Pulitzer.org. 2013-03-11. Retrieved 2013-03-17 .
^ "Briefly Noted: "A Year's Reading" . The New Yorker . 6 December 2009. Retrieved 2013-03-17 .
^ Introduction by Rosie Blau (2009-11-28). "Books of the year" . FT.com. Retrieved 2013-03-17 .
^ "The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt - CSMonitor.com" . Features.csmonitor.com. 2009-05-01. Retrieved 2013-03-17 .
^ Wolff, Carlo (2009-04-27). " . Boston.com. Retrieved 2013-03-17 .
^ "Good books, good gifts" . 13 December 2009. Archived from the original on December 27, 2009. Retrieved 2013-03-17 .{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link )
^ T. J. Stiles (2009-09-01). "The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt" . Foreign Affairs (September/October 2009). Retrieved 2013-03-17 .
^ Schroeder, Alice. "Book Review: 'The First Tycoon' by T.J. Stiles" . washingtonpost.com . Retrieved 2013-03-17 .
^ Michael Kazin (2009-05-10). "Ruthless in Manhattan" . The New York Times . Retrieved 2013-03-17 .
^ Dwight Garner (2009-04-28). "The Mogul Who Built Corporate America" . The New York Times . Retrieved 2013-03-17 .
^ "Cornelius Vanderbilt: The Sage of Steam - Newsweek and The Daily Beast" . Newsweek.com. 2009-04-24. Retrieved 2013-03-17 .
Further reading [ edit ]
Stile, T. J. (2009). The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt , New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 736 pages. ISBN 978-0375415425
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