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Tycoon's War: How Cornelius Vanderbilt Invaded a Country to Overthrow America's Most Famous Military Adventurer
Tycoon's War How Cornelius Vanderbilt Invaded a Country to Overthrow America's Most Famous Military Adventurer
Author: Stephen Dando-Collins
When he died in 1877, Cornelius Vanderbilt, founder of the Vanderbilt dynasty, was wealthier than the U.S. Treasury. But he had nearly lost his fortune in 1856, when William Walker, a young Nashville genius, set out to conquer Central America and, in the process, take away Vanderbilt?s most profitable shipping business. To win back his empire, V...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780306816079
ISBN-10: 0306816075
Publication Date: 8/25/2008
Pages: 384
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Publisher: Da Capo Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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