Erastus Corning: Merchant and Financier, 1794-1872

by Irene D. Neu

Creator and first president of the New York Central Railroad, Erastus Corning was one of the outstanding American businessmen of the midnineteenth century. Merchant and manufacturer, railroad promoter, land speculator, financier, and politician, he built a fortune from nothing to eight million dollars.

In her skillfully written biographical study, Professor Neu tells the story of this man's varied and highly successful career and, in the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801476453
• ISBN13: 9780801476457
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher