The First Tycoon weaves some six years of intensive research (in previously untapped archives) into a fast-paced story of a man and the nation rising together.
Rockefeller, and Andrew Carnegie, the Commodore has never received a full and authoritative biography.
Of all the key industrialists and financial figures of American history, Vanderbilt may well be the most important. This biography offers a sweeping new account of the business career and personal life of the Commodore-as Vanderbilt was known-the first great corporate tycoon in American history and the founder of the Vanderbilt dynasty. Knopf, Inc., published The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt, by T.J. Mr.A Brief Description of The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt Stiles is the author of Jesse James: Last Rebel of the Civil War, which was the recipient of the Peter Seaborg Award for Civil War Scholarship. This event was co-sponsored by the Museum of American Finance. in the South Court Auditorium of the Schwarzman Building. This event of the New York Public Library series “Conversations from the Cullman Center” was held on April 30, 2009, at 7 p.m. He also responded to questions from members of the audience. Stiles discussed his book on stage with historical novelist, Kevin Baker. Stiles recounts the life of Cornelius Vanderbilt, who was central in the ascendancy of the American corporation and whose fleet of steamships and railroad holdings allowed him to posses one of the largest fortunes in world history. Stiles talked about his book The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt (Knopf April 21, 2009). Stiles formerly taught at Columbia University and was a Gilder Lehrman Fellow in Ame
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