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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In 1860 , Negro schools were unknown , it being unlawful to teach the slave . In the year 1900 , 1,096,734 colored youths attended public school , and 17,138 attended higher schools of learning . The warfare against ignorance goes on ...
In 1860 , Negro schools were unknown , it being unlawful to teach the slave . In the year 1900 , 1,096,734 colored youths attended public school , and 17,138 attended higher schools of learning . The warfare against ignorance goes on ...
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The Negro landlord may be trusted to develop into the likeness of his white compeer and draw his race upward after him in due time . Virginia is the foremost Southern State . She has one hundred counties . In thirty - three counties ...
The Negro landlord may be trusted to develop into the likeness of his white compeer and draw his race upward after him in due time . Virginia is the foremost Southern State . She has one hundred counties . In thirty - three counties ...
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The Negro has not failed to make his appearance in literature . Booker Wash- ington's Up from Slavery needs no comment . Professor DuBois's The Souls of Black Folk has attracted much attention . Charles W. Chesnutt's several books ...
The Negro has not failed to make his appearance in literature . Booker Wash- ington's Up from Slavery needs no comment . Professor DuBois's The Souls of Black Folk has attracted much attention . Charles W. Chesnutt's several books ...
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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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