Robber Baron is the first biography of the streetcar magnate Charles Tyson Yerkes (1837-1905), who stands alongside J.P. Morgan and Andrew Carnegie as one of th

This gripping biography of the Chicago Traction King, Charles Tyson Yerkes, reveals how the tycoon behind the development of London Transport had a private life

Set in 19th century Philadelphia and based on the life of flamboyant financier C.T. Yerkes, Dreiser's portrayal of the unscrupulous magnate Frank Cowperwood emb