Edward Renehan, Jr., talked about his biography [Commodore: The Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt], published by Basic Books. In his book he recounts the life of Cornelius Vanderbilt (1794-1877), who ...

In the late 19th century, the Vanderbilt family began their rise to fame and fortune with the monopolization of the railroad ...

A few years ago, the New York Public Library took a deep dive hoping to locate the exact birthplace of Cornelius Vanderbilt, the Commodore who created the family’s fortune, first with a ferry ...

Meet Mr. C, the Vanderbilt Commodore Never will you have a more well-mannered, prim and proper leader than Mr. Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt. Here, here. As a military man, Mr ...

L.I. DIVERS FIND SHIP SAID TO BE VANDERBILT'S. A marine research team said yesterday that it had discovered the wreck of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt's elegant, silver-laden passenger and cargo ...

The public be damned . . .” snorted bullet-headed Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt many years ago. His great-great-grandson, Cornelius Vanderbilt IV, a gangling 26-year-old youth in 1924, ...

Cornelius Vanderbilt III, a descendant of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, was found stabbed to death in his Staten Island home Thursday morning, police said. The partly clad body of Vanderbilt, 72,… ...

The Gilded Age transports viewers into the glittering world of 1880s New York, but the characters aren't just made up.

Cornelius Vanderbilt, 27 May 1794 - 4 Jan 1877 Exhibition Label ... He began in the rough-and-tumble world of the New York City port, soon earning the nickname “the Commodore.” By 1829, he had ...