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Erastus Corning : Merchant and Financier, 1794-1872 /

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 dolla...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Neu, Irene D. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2018]
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