Commodore: The Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt by Edward J. Renehan Jr.
11 CDs, 12.75 hours, Narrated by John McDonough
(c) 2007, Edward J. Renehan Jr., (c) 2008 Recorded Books. Read 02/10/09
Edward J. Renehan Jr. sets the record straight about the life of Cornelius Vanderbilt, clearing up inaccuracies of earlier biographies by using newly available materials as well as extensive contemporaneous sources. He brings to life this single-minded, notorious empire-builder of early industrialization in the United States.
