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]