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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are threatened , but because of fear of aggressive action upon the part of other nations touching outlying " possessions . " France resents British control of Egypt , and is fearful of its West African possessions ; Russia seeks Chinese ...
are threatened , but because of fear of aggressive action upon the part of other nations touching outlying " possessions . " France resents British control of Egypt , and is fearful of its West African possessions ; Russia seeks Chinese ...
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no ambitious designs upon the territory of any power upon another continent ; she crosses none of their ambitious designs , evokes no jealousy of the bitter sort , inspires no fear ; she is not one of them , scrambling for possessions ...
no ambitious designs upon the territory of any power upon another continent ; she crosses none of their ambitious designs , evokes no jealousy of the bitter sort , inspires no fear ; she is not one of them , scrambling for possessions ...
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have no outlying possessions which can never be really " possessed , " but which they are called upon to defend . They fight upon the exposed edge only of their own soil in case of attack , and are not only invulnerable , but they could ...
have no outlying possessions which can never be really " possessed , " but which they are called upon to defend . They fight upon the exposed edge only of their own soil in case of attack , and are not only invulnerable , but they could ...
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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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