![]() ![]() “Vanderbilt’s story is indeed epic, and so is The First Tycoon. And he offers a fruitful way to think about the larger history of American elites as well as the life of one of their most famous members.” “Stiles writes with both the panache of a fine journalist and the analytical care of a seasoned scholar. The book is filled with important, exhaustively researched and indeed fascinating details that would profit every student of American business and social history to read.” “Stiles, a superb researcher, has unearthed quantities of new material and crafted them into the illuminating, authoritative portrait of Vanderbilt that has been missing for so long.” Elegance of style and fair-minded intent illuminate Stiles’s latest, expectedly profound exploration of American culture in the raw.” “Stiles has painted a full-bodied, nuanced picture of the man. one of the most exciting writers in the field.” A landmark study that significantly enhances one’s understanding of U.S. The First Tycoon has been widely praised, and rightly so. A Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, The New Yorker, Boston Globe, Christian Science Monitor, and Kansas City Star Book of the Year ![]()
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