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 81
Here was a tempting new enterprise , and rates were readily agreed upon . Another thought a peculiar quality of sand was suitable for glassmaking , and was willing to open the deposit and test it . He was promptly accorded a siding ...
Here was a tempting new enterprise , and rates were readily agreed upon . Another thought a peculiar quality of sand was suitable for glassmaking , and was willing to open the deposit and test it . He was promptly accorded a siding ...
Page 82
What rates might be obtained for westbound freight was a secondary consideration , for any rate was clear gain , since cars must go west in any case , and might as well go loaded as empty . Hence bitter wars broke out between the roads ...
What rates might be obtained for westbound freight was a secondary consideration , for any rate was clear gain , since cars must go west in any case , and might as well go loaded as empty . Hence bitter wars broke out between the roads ...
Page 87
I must not forget to mention that one part of the understanding was that so long as the Pennsylvania Railroad gave us the same rates our competitors paid for similar distances anywhere in the United States , we would not be par- ties to ...
I must not forget to mention that one part of the understanding was that so long as the Pennsylvania Railroad gave us the same rates our competitors paid for similar distances anywhere in the United States , we would not be par- ties to ...
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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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