#54 The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt
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The Rise and Fall of Thomas Gibbons
Thomas Gibbons own some of these or buys them rather recast the Constitution meaning the because of the war that they're gonna have with steamboats in New York City it leads to the Supreme Court decision which basically says that the United States is one common market. Vanderbilt's snap decision to take orders from Gibbons must have mystified his friends and associates for the sailor was nothing if not commanding. He recognized that few men in the entire nation commanded greater resources than Thomas Gibbons he clearly saw the advantages of the connection he made.
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