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 61
He was quite right , but just a little in advance of his time . The capital required was greater than he estimated . More than this , it was not to be expected that a process which was even then in somewhat of an experimental stage in ...
He was quite right , but just a little in advance of his time . The capital required was greater than he estimated . More than this , it was not to be expected that a process which was even then in somewhat of an experimental stage in ...
Page 98
The reply was : " We did not like to ask it , because we have always understood that it would cause much trouble ; but if you do that it will be worth an advance of five percent in our wages . ” We have paid semi - monthly since .
The reply was : " We did not like to ask it , because we have always understood that it would cause much trouble ; but if you do that it will be worth an advance of five percent in our wages . ” We have paid semi - monthly since .
Page 246
The price did advance , because of these mistaken people bought it upon speculation before the bill passed . Silver rose from 96 to 121 - almost to its old rate in gold . many But what has been the result since the passage of the new ...
The price did advance , because of these mistaken people bought it upon speculation before the bill passed . Silver rose from 96 to 121 - almost to its old rate in gold . many But what has been the result since the passage of the new ...
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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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