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 207
... political bourgeois democracy as a product rather than the producer . Herbert Spencer believed that American political democracy was the result of the free enterprise system . Marx saw all forms of government as but manifestations of ...
... political bourgeois democracy as a product rather than the producer . Herbert Spencer believed that American political democracy was the result of the free enterprise system . Marx saw all forms of government as but manifestations of ...
Page 232
... politics . He had dutifully contributed to the Republican party coffers , but a political system which he regarded as perfect did not need his guidance . Moreover , for a man of his active , restless temperament , the Ameri- can political ...
... politics . He had dutifully contributed to the Republican party coffers , but a political system which he regarded as perfect did not need his guidance . Moreover , for a man of his active , restless temperament , the Ameri- can political ...
Page 294
... political partisanship stopped at the water's edge . Carnegie was also one of the few major American industrialists in 1898 to urge a war with Spain over the issue of Cuba libre . Carnegie saw this as a just war in support of the Monroe ...
... political partisanship stopped at the water's edge . Carnegie was also one of the few major American industrialists in 1898 to urge a war with Spain over the issue of Cuba libre . Carnegie saw this as a just war in support of the Monroe ...
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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