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Winner of the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for BiographyWinner of the 2009 NBA Nonfiction

The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt

by T. J. Stiles

Recorded edition: Vintage · May 11, 2010 · ISBN 1400031745 · Edition source

Approximately 736 pages

Estimated reading time: 19–25 hours at 30–40 pages per hour; edition and reading pace affect this estimate.

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Pulitzer Prize for Biography

United States

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National Book Award for Nonfiction

United States · Nonfiction

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