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T.J. Stiles

Articles by T.J. Stiles

T.J. Stiles is the author of The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt, published in 2009 by Alfred A. Knopf. Winner of the National Book Award, The First Tycoon was selected as one of the best books of the year by The New Yorker, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, The New York Times and many more. Also the author of Jesse James: Last Rebel of the Civil War (2002, Knopf), Stiles has written for The Atlantic online, Smithsonian, Salon.com, the Los Angeles Times, among other publications, and taught nonfiction creative writing at Columbia University. He served as historical advisor and on-screen expert for "Jesse James" and "Grand Central," two films in the PBS documentary series American Experience.

When I set out to write a biography of Cornelius Vanderbilt, a man known by the informal title of "Commodore," I faced one mystery after another. Even though he was one of the richest and most powerful businessmen in American history, he conducted most of his operations in secret. He...
Commodore Vanderbilt: Patriot or War Profiteer?
February 2010 (Volume 5, Issue 1)

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