Commodore : the life of Cornelius Vanderbilt /

Commodore : the life of Cornelius Vanderbilt /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Renehan, Edward, 1956-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Basic Books, [2007]
Subjects:
Vanderbilt, Cornelius, > 1794-1877.
Businessmen > United States > Biography.
Railroads > United States > History.
Table of 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.