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 11
In an incautious moment my parents had promised that I should never be sent to school until I asked leave to go . This promise I afterward learned began to give them considerable uneasiness because as I grew up I showed no disposi- tion ...
In an incautious moment my parents had promised that I should never be sent to school until I asked leave to go . This promise I afterward learned began to give them considerable uneasiness because as I grew up I showed no disposi- tion ...
Page 47
It will not be long before his advice is asked in his special branch , and if the advice given be sound , it will soon be asked and taken upon questions of broader bearing . This means partnership ; if not with present em- ployers then ...
It will not be long before his advice is asked in his special branch , and if the advice given be sound , it will soon be asked and taken upon questions of broader bearing . This means partnership ; if not with present em- ployers then ...
Page 86
You asked to see me . ” " Don't talk that want ? We wish to make an arrangement What do way . you satisfactory to you . We did not know these things were going on . We can hardly believe it ; but we shall now find out .
You asked to see me . ” " Don't talk that want ? We wish to make an arrangement What do way . you satisfactory to you . We did not know these things were going on . We can hardly believe it ; but we shall now find out .
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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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