The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt By T.J. Stiles, Alfred A. Knopf, 719pp., $37.50 Commodore: The Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt By Edward J. Renehan Jr., Basic Books, 400 pp., $17.50 Whatever his shortcomings as a human being, Cornelius Vanderbilt never ran out of steam. He started out from Staten Island in his …
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