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 58
It was the agency , above all others , most needful in the manufacture of iron and steel . The blast - furnace manager of that day was usually a rude bully , generally a foreigner , who in addition to his other acquirements was able to ...
It was the agency , above all others , most needful in the manufacture of iron and steel . The blast - furnace manager of that day was usually a rude bully , generally a foreigner , who in addition to his other acquirements was able to ...
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It required a broad and able man like President Thomson , of the Pennsylvania Railroad , to recommend to his board of directors that so large a sum as six hundred thousand dollars should be advanced to a manufac- turing concern on his ...
It required a broad and able man like President Thomson , of the Pennsylvania Railroad , to recommend to his board of directors that so large a sum as six hundred thousand dollars should be advanced to a manufac- turing concern on his ...
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Should the United States depart from this policy , she also must be so weakened in consequence as never to be able to play the commanding part in the world , disjointed , that she can play whenever she desires if she remain compact .
Should the United States depart from this policy , she also must be so weakened in consequence as never to be able to play the commanding part in the world , disjointed , that she can play whenever she desires if she remain compact .
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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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