TY - BOOK AU - Weisberger,Bernard A. TI - Cornelius Vanderbilt /Bernard A. Weisberger SN - 9781640190269 AV - CT275 .C676 2017 PY - 2017/// CY - Rockville, MD PB - New Word City KW - Industrialists KW - United States KW - Biography KW - Businesspeople KW - Industries KW - History KW - Railroads KW - Capitalists and financiers KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; 2; b N2 - Cornelius Vanderbilt was a colossal figure. By wise investment, shrewd manipulation, and the use of his fists, he died the wealthiest man in the United States. His life was an epic of the steam age. Here, in this essay by the eminent historian Bernard A. Weisberger, is his extraordinary story UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1513313&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -