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#55 Tycoon's War: How Cornelius Vanderbilt Invaded a Country to Overthrow America's Most Famous Military Adventurer
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The Commodore's Secret Plan to Launch a Trans
The war in Nicaragua had been good news to Vanderbilt because it had depressed the price of accessory transit company stock. With the Commodore publicly focused on launching a transatlantic ocean steamer service, Morgan and Garrison did not see him coming. And so as the month continued, more transit company shares would hit the market and more shares would be snapped up by Vanderbilt. He was only weeks away from winning the larger game by completing his overthrow of Morgan and Garrison and resuming control - exactly what he does.
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