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 99
upon them Transportation , ironstone , and prices of all kinds have advanced in the meantime , and they must therefore run for the bulk of the year upon very small margins of profit . But the men , noticing in the papers the " great ...
upon them Transportation , ironstone , and prices of all kinds have advanced in the meantime , and they must therefore run for the bulk of the year upon very small margins of profit . But the men , noticing in the papers the " great ...
Page 108
This is not inconsiderable , especially during the hot months , for it has been found that men working twelve hours a day continuously cannot produce as much per hour as men working eight hours a day ; so that , if there be any profit ...
This is not inconsiderable , especially during the hot months , for it has been found that men working twelve hours a day continuously cannot produce as much per hour as men working eight hours a day ; so that , if there be any profit ...
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The dividends from that part of a man's capital invested in the sugar business yield him profit far above the capital he has invested in various other affairs . The prices of sugar are such that the capital invested in a new factory ...
The dividends from that part of a man's capital invested in the sugar business yield him profit far above the capital he has invested in various other affairs . The prices of sugar are such that the capital invested in a new factory ...
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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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