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2009 National Book Awards - Interview with T.J. Stiles author of "The First Tycoon" winner of the 2009 National Book Awards for Nonfiction

T.J. Stiles

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An interview with T.J. Stiles author of The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt, which was the winner of the 2009 National Book Award for Nonfiction.  Mr. Stiles talks about his book prior to the start of the 2009 National Book Awards in New York City.

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T.J. Stiles

T.J. Stiles is the author of "Jesse James: Last Rebel of the Civil War," which was the recipient of the Peter Seaborg Award for Civil War Scholarship. Mr. Stiles formerly taught at Columbia University and held a Gilder Lehrman Fellowship in American History at the New York Public Library.


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2009 National Book Awards - Interview with T.J. Stiles author of "The First Tycoon" winner of the 2009 National Book Awards for Nonfiction

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