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 93
Now the poorest laborer in Amer- ica or in England , or indeed throughout the civilized world , who can handle a pick or a shovel , stands upon equal terms with the purchaser of his labor . He sells or withholds it as may seem best to ...
Now the poorest laborer in Amer- ica or in England , or indeed throughout the civilized world , who can handle a pick or a shovel , stands upon equal terms with the purchaser of his labor . He sells or withholds it as may seem best to ...
Page 254
... kept equal to gold , as at present , no matter what amount of silver the government bought or coined , not the slightest change is possible . Only after the financial crisis had come , and the gold standard had gone down in the ...
... kept equal to gold , as at present , no matter what amount of silver the government bought or coined , not the slightest change is possible . Only after the financial crisis had come , and the gold standard had gone down in the ...
Page 302
It is not enough to have a navy equal to that of Russia or of France , for Russia and France may combine against us just as they may against Britain . We at once enter the field as a rival of Britain , the chief possessor of foreign ...
It is not enough to have a navy equal to that of Russia or of France , for Russia and France may combine against us just as they may against Britain . We at once enter the field as a rival of Britain , the chief possessor of foreign ...
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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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