| 词条 | The First Tycoon |
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| name = The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt | orig title = | translator = | image = The First Tycoon - Cornelius Vanderbilt (book cover).jpg | image_size = 220px | caption = The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt | author = T. J. Stiles | cover_artist = | country = U.S. | language = English | series = | subject = Cornelius Vanderbilt; history/U.S. history | genre = Non-fiction; biography | publisher = Alfred A. Knopf | release_date = April 21, 2009 | media_type = Print, digital, audio | pages = 736 (hardcover) | isbn = 978-0375415425 | oclc = | dewey = 973.5092—ddc22 B | congress = CT275.V23S85 2009 | preceded_by = Jesse James: Last Rebel of the Civil War | followed_by = | italic title = force }}The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt is a 2009 biography of Cornelius Vanderbilt, a 19th-century American industrialist and philanthropist who built his fortune in the shipping and railroad industries, becoming one of the wealthiest Americans in the history of the U.S. It was written by American biographer T. J. Stiles. The book was honored with the 2009 National Book Award for Nonfiction[1] and the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography.[2] SummaryStiles spent seven years researching and studying the life and worldwide influence of Cornelius Vanderbilt, the patriarch of the Vanderbilt dynasty who made his wealth in the shipping and railroad industries and financially supported the founding of Vanderbilt University. The First Tycoon describes Vanderbilt's life from his 1794 birth to his death in 1877, shedding light on his leadership in expanding railroad transportation into a revolution and establishing the modern corporation. Stiles raised serious doubts about the claims and secret sources about Vanderbilt.[3] ReceptionThe First Tycoon went on to win the 2009 National Book Award for Nonfiction[1] and the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography.[4] It was also named a New York Times Notable Book and one of the best books of the year by The New Yorker,[5] the Financial Times,[6] the Christian Science Monitor,[7] the Boston Globe,[8] and the Philadelphia Inquirer.[9] Additional reviews were offered by Foreign Affairs magazine,[10] the Washington Post,[11] the New York Times Book Review,[12] the New York Times,[13] and Newsweek.[14]Honors and awards
References1. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=https://www.nationalbook.org/awards-prizes/national-book-awards-2009 |title=2009 National Book Awards Winners and Finalists, The National Book Foundation |publisher=Nationalbook.org |date= |accessdate=2013-03-17}} 2. ^1 {{cite web|author=Richard Ellmann |url=http://www.pulitzer.org/bycat/Biography-or-Autobiography |title=The Pulitzer Prizes | Biography or Autobiography |publisher=Pulitzer.org |date= |accessdate=2013-03-17}} 3. ^{{cite news|last=Garner |first=Dwight |url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/04/the-reading-life-on-biography-and-malpractice/ |title=The Reading Life: On Biography and Malpractice - NYTimes.com |publisher=Artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com |date= 2009-12-04|accessdate=2013-03-17}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.pulitzer.org/citation/2010-Biography-or-Autobiography |title=The Pulitzer Prizes | Citation |publisher=Pulitzer.org |date=2013-03-11 |accessdate=2013-03-17}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.newyorker.com/arts/reviews/brieflynoted/2009/12/14/091214crbn_brieflynoted |title=Briefly Noted: "A Year's Reading" |publisher=The New Yorker |date= |accessdate=2013-03-17}} 6. ^{{cite web|author=Introduction by Rosie Blau |url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/2fb47d30-dae5-11de-933d-00144feabdc0.html |title=Books of the year |publisher=FT.com |date=2009-11-28 |accessdate=2013-03-17}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://features.csmonitor.com/books/2009/05/01/the-first-tycoon-the-epic-life-of-cornelius-vanderbilt/ |title=The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt - CSMonitor.com |publisher=Features.csmonitor.com |date=2009-05-01 |accessdate=2013-03-17}} 8. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.boston.com/ae/books/articles/2009/04/27/first_tycoon_recalls_the_robust_cornelius_vanderbilt/ |title='First Tycoon' recalls the robust Cornelius Vanderbilt - The Boston Globe |publisher=Boston.com |date=2009-04-27 |accessdate=2013-03-17 |first=Carlo |last=Wolff}} 9. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.philly.com/inquirer/entertainment/20091213_Good_books__good_gifts_.html |title=Good books, good gifts |accessdate=2013-03-17 |deadurl=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091227155443/http://www.philly.com/inquirer/entertainment/20091213_Good_books__good_gifts_.html |archivedate=December 27, 2009 |df= }} 10. ^{{cite web|author=T. J. Stiles |url=http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/65339/t-j-stiles/the-first-tycoon-the-epic-life-of-cornelius-vanderbilt |title=The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt |publisher=Foreign Affairs |date=2009-09-01 |accessdate=2013-03-17}} 11. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2009/05/22/ST2009052202339.html |title=Book Review: 'The First Tycoon' by T.J. Stiles |publisher=washingtonpost.com |date= |accessdate=2013-03-17 |first=Alice |last=Schroeder}} 12. ^{{cite news|author=Michael Kazin |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/10/books/review/Kazin-t.html?_r=0 |title=Ruthless in Manhattan |publisher=Nytimes.com|date=2009-05-10 |accessdate=2013-03-17}} 13. ^{{cite news|author=Dwight Garner |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/29/books/29garn.html?ref=books |title=The Mogul Who Built Corporate America |publisher=Nytimes.com|date=2009-04-28|accessdate=2013-03-17}} 14. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.newsweek.com/id/195072 |title=Cornelius Vanderbilt: The Sage of Steam - Newsweek and The Daily Beast |publisher=Newsweek.com |date=2009-04-24 |accessdate=2013-03-17}} Further reading
5 : Biographies about businesspeople|National Book Award for Nonfiction winning works|Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography-winning works|Vanderbilt family|2009 non-fiction books |
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