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Zorro

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7. Just finished The First Tycoon -- The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt

Sun Jun 30, 2013, 09:32 PM

Jun 2013

Exhaustively researched and fascinating read about the man, life in early NYC, and the rise of the corporation in US business culture -- all against a background of momentous events in American history, from the rise of the steamboat trade, the California gold rush, the Civil War, the birth of the railroads, to the various post-war economic calamities.

Highly recommended, but it's a massive work and it takes a while to get through it.

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2013: What are you reading at the moment? [View all] Neoma Jun 2013 OP

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