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 99
But the men , noticing in the papers the " great boom in steel rails , " very naturally demand their share of the advance , and , under our existing faulty arrangements between capital and labor , they have secured it .
But the men , noticing in the papers the " great boom in steel rails , " very naturally demand their share of the advance , and , under our existing faulty arrangements between capital and labor , they have secured it .
Page 230
Whenever existing railways exact from the public more than a fair return upon the actual capital invested , or upon the capital which would be required to duplicate existing lines , compet- ing lines will be built - fortunately for the ...
Whenever existing railways exact from the public more than a fair return upon the actual capital invested , or upon the capital which would be required to duplicate existing lines , compet- ing lines will be built - fortunately for the ...
Page 324
He is not only an Emperor , but something much higher- a man anxious to improve existing conditions , untiring in his efforts to pro- mote temperance , prevent dueling , and , I believe , to secure International Peace .
He is not only an Emperor , but something much higher- a man anxious to improve existing conditions , untiring in his efforts to pro- mote temperance , prevent dueling , and , I believe , to secure International Peace .
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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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