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 117
The superintendent of Homestead , however , was assured by the three thousand men who were not concerned in the dispute that they could run the works , and were anxious to rid them- selves of the two hundred and eighteen men who had ...
The superintendent of Homestead , however , was assured by the three thousand men who were not concerned in the dispute that they could run the works , and were anxious to rid them- selves of the two hundred and eighteen men who had ...
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tributaries traverse the great western basin , a million and a quarter square miles in extent , and furnish an internal navigable system of twenty thousand miles . A steamer starting from Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania , four hundred and ...
tributaries traverse the great western basin , a million and a quarter square miles in extent , and furnish an internal navigable system of twenty thousand miles . A steamer starting from Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania , four hundred and ...
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The foundation had been shaken upon which stood the ninety - two thousand of every one hundred thousand dollars of business . The metal itself and notes- real " money , " as we have seen - only apply to the eight thousand dollars .
The foundation had been shaken upon which stood the ninety - two thousand of every one hundred thousand dollars of business . The metal itself and notes- real " money , " as we have seen - only apply to the eight thousand dollars .
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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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