.jpg) The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt | |
| Author | T. J. Stiles |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Cornelius Vanderbilt; history/U.S. history |
| Genre | Non-fiction; biography |
| Publisher | Alfred A. Knopf |
Publication date | April 21, 2009 |
| Publication place | U.S. |
| Media type | Print, digital, audio |
| Pages | 736 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 978-0375415425 |
| 973.5092—ddc22 B | |
| LC Class | CT275.V23S85 2009 |
| Preceded by | Jesse James: Last Rebel of the Civil War |
The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt is a 2009 biography of Cornelius Vanderbilt, a 19th-century American industrialist and philanthropist who built his fortune in the shipping and railroad industries, becoming one of the wealthiest Americans in the history of the U.S. It was written by American biographer T. J. Stiles. The book was honored with the 2009 National Book Award for Nonfiction[1] and the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography.[2]
- ^ "2009 National Book Awards Winners and Finalists, The National Book Foundation". Nationalbook.org. Retrieved 2013-03-17.
- ^ Richard Ellmann. "The Pulitzer Prizes | Biography or Autobiography". Pulitzer.org. Retrieved 2013-03-17.