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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 Vanderbilt family is an American family who gained prominence during the Gilded Age. Their success began with the shipping and railroad empires of Cornelius Vanderbilt, and the family expanded into various other areas of industry and philanthropy. Cornelius Vanderbilt's descendants went on to build grand mansions on Fifth Avenue in New York ...
Signature. William Henry Vanderbilt (May 8, 1821 – December 8, 1885) was an American businessman and philanthropist. [1] Known as "Billy," he was the eldest son of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, an heir to his fortune and a prominent member of the Vanderbilt family. Vanderbilt became the richest American after he took over his father's ...
Gannett. Aria Gerson, Nashville Tennessean. May 25, 2024 at 8:20 PM. HOOVER, Ala. — The low point of Vanderbilt baseball's season, as Tim Corbin tells it, came May 17 at Kentucky Proud Park. The ...
McCallie's Jay St-Hilaire (2) throws the ball towards the endzone during the Division II-3A championship game at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tenn., Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023.
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December 18, 1940 [2] Designated NYSRHP. June 23, 1980. Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site is a historic house museum in Hyde Park, New York, United States. It became a National Historic Landmark in 1940. It is owned and operated by the National Park Service . The property, historically known as Hyde Park, was one of several homes owned ...
May 22, 2024 at 5:44 PM. HOOVER, Ala. — After snapping a nine-game losing streak to Tennessee earlier this season, Vanderbilt baseball now has a winning streak of its own. The Commodores (37-20 ...