Bibliograph

Cornelius Vanderbilt and the railroad industry, Therese Shea

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Label

Cornelius Vanderbilt and the railroad industry, Therese Shea

Language

eng

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Cornelius Vanderbilt and the railroad industry

Oclc number

950202497

Responsibility statement

Therese Shea

Series statement

Great entrepreneurs in U.S. history

Summary

Examines the life and achievements of Cornelius Vanderbilt, the steamship and railroad tycoon

Table Of Contents

Self-made success -- The young Commodore -- His first million -- The California gold rush -- The Civil War -- Building a railroad empire -- Playing tough -- The Erie war -- The empire rolls on -- Entering the oil boom -- The man who shaped industries

Target audience

juvenile

Classification