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 57
I would concentrate upon the manu- facture of iron and steel and be master in that . My visits to Britain gave me excellent opportunities to renew and make acquaintance with those prominent in the iron and steel business - Bessemer in ...
I would concentrate upon the manu- facture of iron and steel and be master in that . My visits to Britain gave me excellent opportunities to renew and make acquaintance with those prominent in the iron and steel business - Bessemer in ...
Page 60
... cinder from the puddling furnaces at a higher price than we had to pay for the pure cinder from the heating furnaces of our competitors — a cinder which was richer in iron than the puddled cinder and much freer from phosphorus .
... cinder from the puddling furnaces at a higher price than we had to pay for the pure cinder from the heating furnaces of our competitors — a cinder which was richer in iron than the puddled cinder and much freer from phosphorus .
Page 61
Upon certain curves at Pittsburgh , on the road connecting the Pennsylvania with the Fort Wayne , I had seen new iron rails placed every six weeks or two months . Before the Bessemer process was known I had called President Thomson's ...
Upon certain curves at Pittsburgh , on the road connecting the Pennsylvania with the Fort Wayne , I had seen new iron rails placed every six weeks or two months . Before the Bessemer process was known I had called President Thomson's ...
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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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