The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius VanderbiltModern · Biography, History, Nonfiction
The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt
2009 · 736 pages · Nonfiction
45
Modern
★ 3.92 on Goodreads · 9K ratings
Reserve shelf
≈ 18 hours to read · about 5 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Pulitzer Prize (Biography) winner (2010) and 1 more win. 3.92★ from 9K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
45Must-Read Score
- Readers30 out of 100 · counts 40%+14
- Critics86 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+31
- Bestseller0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
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Won
- Pulitzer Prize (Biography) winner (2010)
- National Book Award (Nonfiction) winner (2009)
Reads as
True story
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