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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... father's four or five looms occupied the lower story ; we resided in the upper , which was reached , after a fashion common in the older Scottish houses , by outside stairs from the pavement . It is here that my earliest recollections ...
... father's four or five looms occupied the lower story ; we resided in the upper , which was reached , after a fashion common in the older Scottish houses , by outside stairs from the pavement . It is here that my earliest recollections ...
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... father was generally to be heard . I remember one evening my father addressed a large outdoor meeting in the Pends . I had wedged my way in under the legs of the hearers , and at one cheer louder than all the rest I could not restrain ...
... father was generally to be heard . I remember one evening my father addressed a large outdoor meeting in the Pends . I had wedged my way in under the legs of the hearers , and at one cheer louder than all the rest I could not restrain ...
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... father knew better than the minister , who pictured not the Heavenly Father , but the cruel avenger of the Old Testament - an “ Eter- nal Torturer " as Andrew D. White ventures to call him in his autobiography . Fortunately this ...
... father knew better than the minister , who pictured not the Heavenly Father , but the cruel avenger of the Old Testament - an “ Eter- nal Torturer " as Andrew D. White ventures to call him in his autobiography . Fortunately this ...
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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