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
... 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 almost or quite independent . Here it was at last ! But I was ...
... 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 almost or quite independent . Here it was at last ! But I was ...
Page 44
... fortune by speculation and kept it . Gamesters die poor , and there is certainly not an instance of a specu- lator who has lived a life creditable to himself , or advantageous to the com- munity . The man who grasps the morning paper to ...
... fortune by speculation and kept it . Gamesters die poor , and there is certainly not an instance of a specu- lator who has lived a life creditable to himself , or advantageous to the com- munity . The man who grasps the morning paper to ...
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... fortunes . There is no doubt that if this could be effected it would have the same beneficial effect upon the workman ... fortune for its owners . Now , the successful manufacturer , dividing every month or every year a proportion of his ...
... fortunes . There is no doubt that if this could be effected it would have the same beneficial effect upon the workman ... fortune for its owners . Now , the successful manufacturer , dividing every month or every year a proportion of his ...
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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