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 74
... proved , at a subsequent date , a source of great profit because it gave us a furnace small enough for the manufacture of spiegel and , at a later date , of ferro - manganese . We were the second firm in the United States to manufacture ...
... proved , at a subsequent date , a source of great profit because it gave us a furnace small enough for the manufacture of spiegel and , at a later date , of ferro - manganese . We were the second firm in the United States to manufacture ...
Page 236
... proved the necessity for making the one thing serve as " money " which had proved itself best as a basis in paying for a farm or for effecting any exchange of things ; and , further , different articles were found best for the purpose ...
... proved the necessity for making the one thing serve as " money " which had proved itself best as a basis in paying for a farm or for effecting any exchange of things ; and , further , different articles were found best for the purpose ...
Page 240
... proved that there can be no money " made " where there is not value behind it . Our own country issued bonds , and the people of other nations bought them for forty cents upon the dollar , although they bore and paid interest at 6 ...
... proved that there can be no money " made " where there is not value behind it . Our own country issued bonds , and the people of other nations bought them for forty cents upon the dollar , although they bore and paid interest at 6 ...
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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