The Andrew Carnegie ReaderAn anthology which aims to bring together a representative selection of Carnegie's writings which show him as a shrewd businessman, celebrated philanthropist, champion of democracy and eternal optimist. This collection covers 60 years of the industrial giant's life, from his letters to his cousin, George Lauder, written in 1853, to the final chapter of his autobiography, completed in 1914. |
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Page 126
Carnegie had made his response to his own conscience , but his wealth continued to accumulate at an alarming rate . It was not until he finally retired from business and sold his steel plants to the J. P. Morgan syndicate in 1901 that ...
Carnegie had made his response to his own conscience , but his wealth continued to accumulate at an alarming rate . It was not until he finally retired from business and sold his steel plants to the J. P. Morgan syndicate in 1901 that ...
Page 306
Even the mild - mannered Taft was driven in his exasperation to an unaccustomed use of sarcasm when he added as a postscript to one of Carnegie's letters before sending it on to Secretary of State Philander Knox , " Isn't it pleasant to ...
Even the mild - mannered Taft was driven in his exasperation to an unaccustomed use of sarcasm when he added as a postscript to one of Carnegie's letters before sending it on to Secretary of State Philander Knox , " Isn't it pleasant to ...
Page 319
Carnegie had promised Louise that this summer he would certainly finish the writ- ing of his autobiography . The Carnegies were in their retreat at Aultnagar in early August 1914 and Carnegie was just finishing what was not intended but ...
Carnegie had promised Louise that this summer he would certainly finish the writ- ing of his autobiography . The Carnegies were in their retreat at Aultnagar in early August 1914 and Carnegie was just finishing what was not intended but ...
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Contents
The Making of the SelfMade Man | 1 |
Carnegie at Work Making Money | 29 |
Carnegie at Work Giving Away Money | 125 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | The Andrew Carnegie Reader Pitt Series in Policy and Institutional Studies Pittsburgh series in social and labor history |
| Author | Andrew Carnegie |
| Editor | Joseph Frazier Wall |
| Contributor | Joseph Frazier Wall |
| Publisher | University of Pittsburgh Press, 1992 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 4 Jun 2008 |
| ISBN | 082293700X, 9780822937005 |
| Length | 325 pages |
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