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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The Republic has repeatedly doubled hers in twenty - five years . In 1831 , Great Britain and Ireland contained twenty - four millions of people , and fifty years later ( 1881 ) thirty - four millions . France increased , during the ...
The Republic has repeatedly doubled hers in twenty - five years . In 1831 , Great Britain and Ireland contained twenty - four millions of people , and fifty years later ( 1881 ) thirty - four millions . France increased , during the ...
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In 1880 , the carrying power of Great Britain was eighteen millions of tons ; that of the Republic nine millions , being about one - half the motherland's commercial fleet , but more than that of France , Germany , Norway , Italy , and ...
In 1880 , the carrying power of Great Britain was eighteen millions of tons ; that of the Republic nine millions , being about one - half the motherland's commercial fleet , but more than that of France , Germany , Norway , Italy , and ...
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There is no class so intensely patriotic , so wildly devoted to the Republic as the naturalized citizen and his child , for little does the native - born citizen know of the value of rights which have never been denied .
There is no class so intensely patriotic , so wildly devoted to the Republic as the naturalized citizen and his child , for little does the native - born citizen know of the value of rights which have never been denied .
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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 |
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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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