How Cornelius Vanderbilt Invaded a Country to Overthrow America's Most Famous Military Adventurer

What I learned from rereading "Tycoon's War: How Cornelius Vanderbilt Invaded a Country to Overthrow America's Most Famous Military Adventurer" (https://a.co/d/bAQRLrQ) by Stephen Dando-Collins. https://www.founderspodcast.com/ Full Transcript and Show Notes: https://www.founderspodcast.com/episodes/96297833/senra-341-cornelius-vanderbilt-tycoons-war David Senra: https://x.com/FoundersPodcast?s=20

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Apr 28, 20241h 4mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: April 28, 2024
Duration: 1h 4m
Channel: Founders Podcast
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

What I learned from rereading "Tycoon's War: How Cornelius Vanderbilt Invaded a Country to Overthrow America's Most Famous Military Adventurer" (https://a.co/d/bAQRLrQ) by Stephen Dando-Collins. https://www.founderspodcast.com/ Full Transcript and Show Notes: https://www.founderspodcast.com/episodes/96297833/senra-341-cornelius-vanderbilt-tycoons-war David Senra: https://x.com/FoundersPodcast?s=20

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David Senra
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Host of the Founders Podcast, known for solo narrative episodes on entrepreneurs and business history.

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Founders Podcast, featuring David Senra, How Cornelius Vanderbilt Invaded a Country to Overthrow America's Most Famous Military Adventurer explores vanderbilt Crushes Filibuster William Walker in Nicaragua Using Ruthless Multi-Front Warfare Senra describes Vanderbilt as less an entrepreneur than a sovereign-like power, who died in 1877 with more money than the US Treasury and who built his fortune first on steam ships and then on railroads.

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