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 133
The Socialist or Anarchist who seeks to overturn present conditions is to be regarded as attacking the foundation upon which civiliza- tion itself rests , for civilization took its start from the day when the capable , industrious ...
The Socialist or Anarchist who seeks to overturn present conditions is to be regarded as attacking the foundation upon which civiliza- tion itself rests , for civilization took its start from the day when the capable , industrious ...
Page 195
It was by a process of natural selec- tion that she who had proved her genius for making salads on many occasions during the voyage should be unanimously appointed to fill the important posi- tion of stewardess , and given full and ...
It was by a process of natural selec- tion that she who had proved her genius for making salads on many occasions during the voyage should be unanimously appointed to fill the important posi- tion of stewardess , and given full and ...
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In estimating the influences which promote the consolida- tion of the people much weight must be given to this cause . Fifty - six millions of people , occupying an area which includes climatic differences so great that everything ...
In estimating the influences which promote the consolida- tion of the people much weight must be given to this cause . Fifty - six millions of people , occupying an area which includes climatic differences so great that everything ...
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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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