Commodore: The Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt

by EdwardJ.Renehan (Author)

• New

  Paperback
  2009

  $35.26

  Cornelius Vanderbilt made his initial fortune building ferry cargo routes for sailing vessels. Then he moved into steamboats and railroads. With the New York Central, Vanderbilt established the nation's first major integrated rail system, linking New York with Boston, Montreal, Chicago and St Louis. This biography narrates the life of Vanderbilt.