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

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

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作者: T.J. Stiles （T·J·斯泰尔斯）著

出版社: Random House US

出版时间: 2010-04

版次: 1

ISBN: 9781400031740

定价: 172.00

装帧: 平装

开本: 16开

纸张: 胶版纸

页数: 736页

正文语种: 英语

丛书: Vintage

分类: 外文古旧书>英文书>历史

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Inthisgroundbreakingbiography,T.J.StilestellsthedramaticstoryofCornelius"Commodore"Vanderbilt,thecombativemanandAmericaniconwho,throughhisgeniusandforceofwill,didmorethanperhapsanyotherindividualtocreatemoderncapitalism.Meticulouslyresearchedandelegantlywritten,TheFirstTycoondescribesanimprobablelife,fromVanderbilt'shumblebirthduringthepresidencyofGeorgeWashingtontohisdeathasoneoftherichestmeninAmericanhistory.InbetweenweseehowtheCommodorehelpedtolaunchthetransportationrevolution,propeltheGoldRush,reshapeManhattan,andinventthemoderncorporation.Epicinitsscopeandsuccess,thelifeofVanderbiltisalsothestoryoftheriseofAmericaitself. T.J.StileshasheldtheGilderLehrmanFellowshipinAmericanHistoryattheDorothyandLewisB.CullmanCenterforScholarsandWritersattheNewYorkPublicLibrary,taughtatColumbiaUniversity,andservedasadviserforthePBSseriesTheAmericanExperience.Hisfirstbook,JesseJames:LastRebeloftheCivilWar,wontheAmbassadorBookAwardandthePeterSeaborgAwardforCivilWarScholarship,andwasaNewYorkTimesNotableBook.TheFirstTycoonwontheNationalBookAwardin2009.HehaswrittenforTheNewYorkTimesBookReview,Salon.com,Smithsonian,andtheLosAngelesTimes.HelivesinSanFrancisco. List of Illustrations and Maps

List of Maps

Part One CAPTAIN 1794-1847

1 The Islander

2 The Duelist

3 A Tricky God

4 Nemesis

5 Sole Control

6 Man of Honor

Part Two COMMODORE I848-I86O

7 Prometheus

8 StaroftheWest

9 North Star

10 Ariel

11 Vanderbilt

12 Champion

Part Three KING 1861-1877

13 War

14 The Origins of Empire

15 The Power to Punish

16 Among Friends

17 Consolidations

Dynasty

Epilogue

Acknowledgments

Bibliographical Essay

Notes

Primary Source Bibliography

Index
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.
目录:
List of Illustrations and Maps

List of Maps

Part One CAPTAIN 1794-1847

1 The Islander

2 The Duelist

3 A Tricky God

4 Nemesis

5 Sole Control

6 Man of Honor

Part Two COMMODORE I848-I86O

7 Prometheus

8 StaroftheWest

9 North Star

10 Ariel

11 Vanderbilt

12 Champion

Part Three KING 1861-1877

13 War

14 The Origins of Empire

15 The Power to Punish

16 Among Friends

17 Consolidations

Dynasty

Epilogue

Acknowledgments

Bibliographical Essay

Notes

Primary Source Bibliography

Index

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