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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12 The Gospel of Wealth According to Saint Andrew Mark Twain was a frequent supplicant for a bandout from Andrew Carnegie . He addressed his begging letters to “ Saint Andrew , ” and Carnegie in turn would address bis response to ...
12 The Gospel of Wealth According to Saint Andrew Mark Twain was a frequent supplicant for a bandout from Andrew Carnegie . He addressed his begging letters to “ Saint Andrew , ” and Carnegie in turn would address bis response to ...
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The basic assumption of Car- negie as to the inevitability of great wealth , Tucker found especially reprehensible . Carnegie was indeed giving a new gospel statement , not Saint Matthew's , “ For ye have the poor always with you ...
The basic assumption of Car- negie as to the inevitability of great wealth , Tucker found especially reprehensible . Carnegie was indeed giving a new gospel statement , not Saint Matthew's , “ For ye have the poor always with you ...
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pithily the objections that have been raised to what the English have been pleased to call " The Gospel of Wealth . " I quote : “ Great fortunes , says Mr. Carnegie , are great blessings to a community , because such and such things may ...
pithily the objections that have been raised to what the English have been pleased to call " The Gospel of Wealth . " I quote : “ Great fortunes , says Mr. Carnegie , are great blessings to a community , because such and such things may ...
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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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