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Renehan, Edward, 1956-

Commodore the life of Cornelius Vanderbilt / [electronic resource] : Edward J. Renehan Jr. - New York : Basic Books, c2007. - 400 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2009.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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Subjects--Personal Names:
Vanderbilt, Cornelius, 1794-1877.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Businessmen--United States--Biography.
Railroads--History.--United States

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: CT275.V23 / R46 2007eb

Dewey Class. No.: 385.092 B