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　　NATIONAL BESTSELLER

WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD

In this groundbreaking biography, T.J. Stiles tells the dramatic

story of Cornelius “Commodore” Vanderbilt, the combative man and

American icon who, through his genius and force of will, did more

than perhaps any other individual to create modern capitalism.

Meticulously researched and elegantly written, The First Tycoon

describes an improbable life, from Vanderbilt’s humble birth during

the presidency of George Washington to his death as one of the

richest men in American history. In between we see how the

Commodore helped to launch the transportation revolution, propel

the Gold Rush, reshape Manhattan, and invent the modern

corporation. Epic in its scope and success, the life of Vanderbilt

is also the story of the rise of America itself.

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

　　T. J. Stiles has held the Gilder Lehrman Fellowship in

American History at the Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for

Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library, taught at

Columbia University, and served as adviser for the PBS series The

American Experience. His first book, Jesse James: Last Rebel of the

Civil War, won the Ambassador Book Award and the Peter Seaborg

Award for Civil War Scholarship, and was a New York Times Notable

Book. The First Tycoon won the National Book Award in 2009. He has

written for The New York Times Book Review, Salon.com, Smithsonian,

and the Los Angeles Times. He lives in San Francisco.

　　Visit the author's website at www.tjstiles.com.

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER

WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD

In this groundbreakingbiography, T.J. Stiles tells the dramatic story of Cornelius “Commodore” Vanderbilt, the combative man and American icon who, through his genius and force of will, did more than perhaps any other individual to create modern capitalism. Meticulously researched and elegantly written, The First Tycoon describes an improbable life, from Vanderbilt’s humble birth during the presidency of George Washington to his death as one of the richest men in American history. In between we see how the Commodore helped to launch the transportation revolution, propel the Gold Rush, reshape Manhattan, and invent the modern corporation. Epic in its scope and success, the life of Vanderbilt is also the story of the rise of America itself.