![]() ![]() A reminder that Vanderbilt s life and times still have much to teach us. Stiles is a perceptive and witty writer with a remarkable ability to paint a picture of the America in which Vanderbilt lived.įascinating. Vanderbilt s story is indeed epic, and so is The First Tycoon. ![]() And he offers a fruitful way to think about the larger history of American elites as well as the life of one of their most famous members. Stiles writes with both the panache of a fine journalist and the analytical care of a seasoned scholar. The book is filled with important, exhaustively researched and indeed fascinating details that would profit every student of American business and social history to read. Stiles, a superb researcher, has unearthed quantities of new material and crafted them into the illuminating, authoritative portrait of Vanderbilt that has been missing for so long. Elegance of style and fair-minded intent illuminate Stiles s latest, expectedly profound exploration of American culture in the raw. Stiles has painted a full-bodied, nuanced picture of the man. ![]() ![]() one of the most exciting writers in the field. A landmark study that significantly enhances one s understanding of U.S. The First Tycoon has been widely praised, and rightly so. A Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, The New Yorker, Boston Globe, Christian Science Monitor, and Kansas City Star Book of the YearĪ mighty and mighty confident work. ![]()
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