Commodore: The Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt
by Edward J. Renehan Jr.
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Author: Edward J. Renehan Jr.Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-04-14
ISBN: 0465002560
Number of pages: 400
Publisher: Basic Books
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Book Review: Great wealth
Summary: 5 Stars
Where did it all come from? all that money. This is a great account of the life of Corneluis Vanderbilt still perhaps the richest American ever in his time. Adjusted for todays dollars he was estimated to be worth more then Bill Gates in our time. From a poor farmer scratching out a living to the greatest of all the railroad barons ( owned the N.Y. Central railroad system)this story tells of a ruthless businessman who undercut his competition contantly to enlarge his holdings and create wealth. After reading this book I would reccommend reading the "Fall of the House of Vanderbilt". In that book details of how the money was completely and utterly squandered away by the Commodore's heirs to that point that there are no related millionaires today 125 yeras later. Remarkable tale in the two books of hard work to get there and the squandering of millions and millions of dollars and very little left today to show for it.
Summary of Commodore: The Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt
Armed with a trove of previously unreleased archives, Edward J. Renehan Jr. offers a compelling portrait of Cornelius Vanderbilt, who built large shipping and rail enterprises into cornerstones of the American economy, and amassed one of the greatest fortunes the world has ever known. This is the definitive biography of a man whose influence on American business was unsurpassed in his day?or any other.
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