#55 Tycoon's War: How Cornelius Vanderbilt Invaded a Country to Overthrow America's Most Famous Military Adventurer

Vanderbilt was only interested in two things. Making money and winning. Often he temporarily subjugated the need for the former to achieve the latter. Vanderbilt had an unquenchable thirst. For conquest.

There was nothing he could not do. Short of outright murder to conquer. Vanderbilt and Walker. We're alike in several respects. Both were opportunists.

And both were prepared to suffer through short term adversity. to achieve long term victory. Both Vanderbilt and Walker were loyal to those who were loyal to them. Attracting lifelong allegiances from their closest associates. But there the similarities ended.

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