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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Parliament passed an act permitting towns and cities to establish and maintain these as municipal institutions ; whenever the people of any town or ... Many free libraries have been established in our country , but none that I know of ...
Parliament passed an act permitting towns and cities to establish and maintain these as municipal institutions ; whenever the people of any town or ... Many free libraries have been established in our country , but none that I know of ...
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and I re - read it the morning after the accident , and resolved then to establish the Hero Fund . In the Time of Peace ' T was said ... This fund , established April 15 , 1904 , has proved from every point of view a decided success .
and I re - read it the morning after the accident , and resolved then to establish the Hero Fund . In the Time of Peace ' T was said ... This fund , established April 15 , 1904 , has proved from every point of view a decided success .
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That the alternative Socialistic scheme proposed can be established is equally so , because it first requires a change ... therefore , that is to be feared , nor even the attempt to establish the Socialistic state , because neither is ...
That the alternative Socialistic scheme proposed can be established is equally so , because it first requires a change ... therefore , that is to be feared , nor even the attempt to establish the Socialistic state , because neither is ...
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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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