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 14
The betrayal of Wallace was his trump card which never failed to cause our little hearts to sob , a complete breakdown being the invariable result . Often as he told the story it never lost its hold . No doubt it received from time to ...
The betrayal of Wallace was his trump card which never failed to cause our little hearts to sob , a complete breakdown being the invariable result . Often as he told the story it never lost its hold . No doubt it received from time to ...
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other hand had better never have lived so far as the good of others or the good of the community is concerned . Hundreds of young men were tempted in this city not long since to gamble in oil , and many were ruined ; all were injured ...
other hand had better never have lived so far as the good of others or the good of the community is concerned . Hundreds of young men were tempted in this city not long since to gamble in oil , and many were ruined ; all were injured ...
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The policy I had pursued in cases of difference with our men was that of patiently waiting , reasoning with them , and showing them that their demands were unfair ; but never attempting to employ new men in their places- never .
The policy I had pursued in cases of difference with our men was that of patiently waiting , reasoning with them , and showing them that their demands were unfair ; but never attempting to employ new men in their places- never .
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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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