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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Carnegie was already well acquainted with this small company , for Andrew Kloman produced the best railroad axles on the market , and as superintendent of the Pittsburgh Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad , Car- negie had been one of ...
Carnegie was already well acquainted with this small company , for Andrew Kloman produced the best railroad axles on the market , and as superintendent of the Pittsburgh Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad , Car- negie had been one of ...
Page 110
The Merrimac Manufactur- ing Company ( cotton ) , of Lowell , is owned by 2,500 shareholders , of whom forty - two percent are holders of one share , twenty - one percent of two , and ten percent of three shares .
The Merrimac Manufactur- ing Company ( cotton ) , of Lowell , is owned by 2,500 shareholders , of whom forty - two percent are holders of one share , twenty - one percent of two , and ten percent of three shares .
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The Standard Oil Company would long ago have gone to pieces had it not been managed , upon the whole , in harmony with the laws which control business . It is generally admitted that the prices of oil to the consumer are as low today ...
The Standard Oil Company would long ago have gone to pieces had it not been managed , upon the whole , in harmony with the laws which control business . It is generally admitted that the prices of oil to the consumer are as low today ...
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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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