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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... the question now is how to rise from the subordinate position we have imagined you in , through the successive grades to the position for which you are , in my opinion , and , I trust , in your own , evidently intended .
... the question now is how to rise from the subordinate position we have imagined you in , through the successive grades to the position for which you are , in my opinion , and , I trust , in your own , evidently intended .
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It must not be forgotten that , in those days , the provosts of the cities of Britain were members of the aristocracy — the great men of the district who condescended to enjoy the honor of the position without ...
It must not be forgotten that , in those days , the provosts of the cities of Britain were members of the aristocracy — the great men of the district who condescended to enjoy the honor of the position without ...
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99 Of more importance even than commercial or military strength is the Republic's commanding position among nations in intellectual activity ; for she excels in the number of schools and colleges , in the number and extent of her ...
99 Of more importance even than commercial or military strength is the Republic's commanding position among nations in intellectual activity ; for she excels in the number of schools and colleges , in the number and extent of her ...
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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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