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 38
... manufacturing some- thing and giving employment to many men . There is only one thing to think of manufacturing if you are a Pittsburger , for Pittsburg even then had asserted her supremacy as the " Iron City , " the leading iron- and ...
... manufacturing some- thing and giving employment to many men . There is only one thing to think of manufacturing if you are a Pittsburger , for Pittsburg even then had asserted her supremacy as the " Iron City , " the leading iron- and ...
Page 55
Andrew Carnegie Joseph Frazier Wall. We were young in manufacturing then and obtained for the Cyclops Mills what was ... manufacture of iron within so small an area . Mr. Kloman succeeded in making iron beams and for many years our mill ...
Andrew Carnegie Joseph Frazier Wall. We were young in manufacturing then and obtained for the Cyclops Mills what was ... manufacture of iron within so small an area . Mr. Kloman succeeded in making iron beams and for many years our mill ...
Page 230
... manufacturers to defeat the economic laws by Trusts or com- binations , or pools , or “ differentials , " or anything of ... manufacturing . Any attempt to maintain either must end in failure , and failure ultimately dis- astrous just in ...
... manufacturers to defeat the economic laws by Trusts or com- binations , or pools , or “ differentials , " or anything of ... manufacturing . Any attempt to maintain either must end in failure , and failure ultimately dis- astrous just in ...
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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