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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N York did the same these two are the greatest states in the Union , containing more than a fifth of the total population . " He pointed out to his cousin that slavery was a state question and each state was properly jealous of its own ...
N York did the same these two are the greatest states in the Union , containing more than a fifth of the total population . " He pointed out to his cousin that slavery was a state question and each state was properly jealous of its own ...
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'68 St. Nicholas Hotel N York hirty three and an income of 50,000 $ per annum . By this time two years Tucanto arrange all my business as to secure at least 50,000 per annum . - Beyond this never earn – make no effort to increase ...
'68 St. Nicholas Hotel N York hirty three and an income of 50,000 $ per annum . By this time two years Tucanto arrange all my business as to secure at least 50,000 per annum . - Beyond this never earn – make no effort to increase ...
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He came to New York by way of Washington . When he called upon me in New York he expressed himself as more anxious to re- turn to Pittsburgh than to revisit Germany . In ascending the Washington Monu- ment he had seen the Carnegie beams ...
He came to New York by way of Washington . When he called upon me in New York he expressed himself as more anxious to re- turn to Pittsburgh than to revisit Germany . In ascending the Washington Monu- ment he had seen the Carnegie beams ...
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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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