To watch T.J. Stiles discuss The First Tycoon at the New York Public Library, broadcast on CSPAN's BookTV, click here.

Resources on this Website

Media Center
The Media Center, featuring video and audio files of T.J. Stiles's public appearances and interviews
Dwight Garner on The First Tycoon, New York Times, 04/29/09
"I read eagerly and avidly. This is state-of-the-art biography."
New York Times Book Review (Cover Review of Jesse James), 10/27/02
"So carefully researched, persuasive, and illuminating that it is likely to reshape permanently our understanding of its subject's life and times."

The Vanderblog
A Companion to The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt

As Seen On TV

June 26, 2010

Tags: The First Tycoon, Corneluis Vanderbilt, Commodore Vanderbilt, T.J. Stiles, C-SPAN, BookTV

I've had a very busy spring, with Vintage's publication of the paperback edition of The First Tycoon and requests for public speaking. So allow me to direct your attention to my Media Center page on this website. There I'm posting audio and video clips of my public appearances.

Most recently, I appeared at the Printer's Row Lit Fest in Chicago. Even though I was born in the country, I love great cities, and Chicago is one of the greatest. My only regret is that I wasn't able to stay in town longer, and enjoy the festival (and the rest of the town) for myself.

You can watch a clip of my 45-minute talk/conversation on C-SPAN's BookTV website, here: http://www.c-spanarchives.org/program/294033-8. And don't forget to check out my Media Center page for other interviews or talks.