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Commodore : the life of Cornelius Vanderbilt

Title

Commodore : the life of Cornelius Vanderbilt / Edward J. Renehan, Jr.

Author

Renehan, Edward, 1956-

Publication

New York : Basic Books, c2007.

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xx, 364 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., ports.; 25 cm.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-346) and index.

Contents

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 -- Epilogue: Tombs.

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