On this episode of Our American Stories our next story comes from T J Stiles' Pulitzer Prize-winning biography The First Tycoon is one that portrays Cornelius Vanderbilt at his most skillful and yet at the same time it is chilling The Commodore's personal wealth had grown so much by that his private interests intersected with the public interests Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories in his Pulitzer Prize-winning biography The First Tycoon The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt T J Stiles tells the dramatic story of Cornelius Commodore Vanderbilt's humble birth during the presidency of George Washington to his death as one of the richest men in American history The Commodore helped to launch the transportation revolution propel the Gold Rush reshape Manhattan invent the modern corporation and create the modern American economy Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories because of the devastating nature of the attack the U S government chose to keep the details of the HMT Rhona hushed Grove City College PoliSci professor Paul Kengor brings us the details through the eyes of Sergeant Frank Bryer T J Stiles tells the dramatic story of Cornelius Commodore Vanderbilt's humble birth during the presidency of George Washington to his death as one of the richest men in American history The Commodore helped to launch the transportation revolution propel the Gold Rush reshape Manhattan invent the modern corporation and create the modern [... more]

In our cover story Ted Koppel visits a North Carolina town that has fashioned itself as a real-life Mayberry from The Andy Griffith Show Plus Tracy Smith profiles actor James Brolin Mo Rocca sits down with Anderson Cooper to discuss his new book on the family history of the Vanderbilts Martha Teichner finds out how dialogue coaches put the accent on an actor's performance Serena Altschul and Lee Cowan check out new offerings at museums and multiplexes this fall and John Blackstone examines the late artist Christo's posthumous project a wrapped Arc de Triomphe See Privacy Policy at https art [... more]