2010 Pulitzer Prize – Biography or Autobiography Winner
The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt
T.J. Stiles
A biography of the combative man whose genius and force of will created modern capitalism, documenting how Vanderbilt helped launch the transportation revolution, propel the Gold Rush, reshape Manhattan, and invent the modern corporation….
2010 Pulitzer Prize – Biography or Autobiography Shortlist
