Jay Gould bought and reorganized the Erie Railroad, and, along with Daniel Drew and James Fisk, worked to keep Vanderbilt from taking control of the railroad in the so-called Erie War. Gould ...

The Vanderbilt fortune, admittedly, consisted of shipping and railroad money amassed two generations earlier by Cornelius Vanderbilt, whereas Collis Huntington’s fortune was brand new.

The Vanderbilt fortune, admittedly, consisted of shipping and railroad money amassed two generations earlier by Cornelius Vanderbilt, whereas Collis Huntington’s fortune was brand new.

Commissioned in 1893 by railroad tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt II, The Breakers is a Renaissance-style "summer cottage" inspired by the palaces in northern Italy. Its opulence knows no bounds ...

The wealthiest families of the Gilded Age lived in enormous mansions outfitted with gold, marble, and priceless art. Take a ...

Wolves,” the historian Paulina Bren recounts the uphill — and ongoing — battle of women to break into the finance industry.

Insights Some of the wealthiest families in American history have lost their fortunes.  Families like Kennedy, Du Pont, and ...

and succeeded him as the president and chairman of the New York Central Railroad. Cornelius Vanderbilt II and his wife, Alice Vanderbilt, built The Breakers, a 70-room, 138,300-square-foot summer ...

The Comstock Act was named for Anthony Comstock, a leader of the anti-obscenity movement. It grew out of his effort to stifle ...

Cornelius Vanderbilt II was the grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt, the richest man in America during the Gilded Age, and succeeded him as the president and chairman of the New York Central Railroad.

William K. Vanderbilt was Cornelius Vanderbilt's grandson and heir to the family's railroad and steamship fortune during the Gilded Age. Alva Vanderbilt was a popular hostess in Newport.