Explore the rise and fall of the Vanderbilt family's immense fortune. During the Gilded Age, the Vanderbilts amassed wealth in the shipping and railroad industries, largely due to the efforts of family patriarch Cornelius 'Commodore' Vanderbilt. Despite the strong foundation he set, future generations became more inclined to spend rather than earn, leading to the loss of one of America's greatest fortunes.

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