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 132
... of thousands is forced into the strictest econo- mies , among which the rates paid to labor figure prominently , and often there is friction between the employer and the employed , between capital and labor , between rich and poor .
... of thousands is forced into the strictest econo- mies , among which the rates paid to labor figure prominently , and often there is friction between the employer and the employed , between capital and labor , between rich and poor .
Page 226
The dividends from that part of a man's capital invested in the sugar business yield him profit far above the capital he has invested in various other affairs . The prices of sugar are such that the capital invested in a new factory ...
The dividends from that part of a man's capital invested in the sugar business yield him profit far above the capital he has invested in various other affairs . The prices of sugar are such that the capital invested in a new factory ...
Page 228
In all their various forms , these are the efforts of capital to protect itself from the play of economic forces , centered in free competition . In most cases the stocks of railways have been watered . Calculated upon the real capital ...
In all their various forms , these are the efforts of capital to protect itself from the play of economic forces , centered in free competition . In most cases the stocks of railways have been watered . Calculated upon the real capital ...
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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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