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 83
That is to say , Pittsburg traffic would be charged only a shade less for half the distance than Philadelphia and Chicago through traffic paid for double the distance . Rates according to dis- tance were denied .
That is to say , Pittsburg traffic would be charged only a shade less for half the distance than Philadelphia and Chicago through traffic paid for double the distance . Rates according to dis- tance were denied .
Page 269
Infant mortality is very much less , the death rate has fallen , the average of life has lengthened . Pesti- lences which swept away our progenitors are today unknown . Many diseases once uncontrollable are now conquered .
Infant mortality is very much less , the death rate has fallen , the average of life has lengthened . Pesti- lences which swept away our progenitors are today unknown . Many diseases once uncontrollable are now conquered .
Page 280
The horse or cow fed in its stall and worked on the estate had scarcely less to do with providing for itself than the general field slave . Only the few house- hold servants and craftsmen were of a much higher class .
The horse or cow fed in its stall and worked on the estate had scarcely less to do with providing for itself than the general field slave . Only the few house- hold servants and craftsmen were of a much higher class .
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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 |
Copyright | |
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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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