Erie War event
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Jay Gouldperson · 2Vanderbilt familyfamily · 2Cornelius Vanderbilt Starrperson · 2James Fiskperson · 1Union Navyorganization · 1Erie Railroadorganization · 1American Civil Warevent · 1New York Cityplace · 1
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▶ 19:20
moved south and developed a monopoly on the California steamship business because that's what this guy does. We get to the Civil War, and he donates his biggest steamship, known as the Vanderbilt, to the Union Navy. That's the one they outf…
▶ 19:54
And what they did is they defeated him by issuing what's called watered stock, which is basically printing fake certificates. And Gould had bribed the New York legislature to allow the issuance of the stock. And they actually beat Vanderbil…