The Andrew Carnegie ReaderUniversity of Pittsburgh Press, 1992 - 325 pages An 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 35
... dollars per month - three hundred dollars a year ! This was a fortune- the very sum that I had fixed when I was a factory- worker as the fortune I wished to possess , because the family could live on three hundred dollars a year and be ...
... dollars per month - three hundred dollars a year ! This was a fortune- the very sum that I had fixed when I was a factory- worker as the fortune I wished to possess , because the family could live on three hundred dollars a year and be ...
Page 36
... dollars per month . Mr. Scott was then receiving one hundred and twenty - five dollars per month , and I used to wonder what on earth he could do with so much money . I remained for thirteen years in the service of the Pennsylvania ...
... dollars per month . Mr. Scott was then receiving one hundred and twenty - five dollars per month , and I used to wonder what on earth he could do with so much money . I remained for thirteen years in the service of the Pennsylvania ...
Page 255
... dollars to anybody ; it will only be when they buy the labour or the products of the people that they will give these dollars at the value of a hundred cents which have cost them only seventy - eight . Will they give more of these ...
... dollars to anybody ; it will only be when they buy the labour or the products of the people that they will give these dollars at the value of a hundred cents which have cost them only seventy - eight . Will they give more of these ...
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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