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 xi
... write all the books and articles attributed to him ? This is a question that has bothered twentieth - century historians more than it did Carnegie's contemporaries , who were more willing to accept his authorship as genuine . Ghost ...
... write all the books and articles attributed to him ? This is a question that has bothered twentieth - century historians more than it did Carnegie's contemporaries , who were more willing to accept his authorship as genuine . Ghost ...
Page 70
... write her a letter . She write me and I write her , and den I ask her would she marry me . She was very educated , but she write yes . Den I ask her to come to New York , and I meet her dere , but , Mr. Carnegie , dem people don't know ...
... write her a letter . She write me and I write her , and den I ask her would she marry me . She was very educated , but she write yes . Den I ask her to come to New York , and I meet her dere , but , Mr. Carnegie , dem people don't know ...
Page 319
... writing those words when the guns of August began to boom . Car- negie was forced to add a postscript to this chapter ... write , “ I dare not relinquish all hope . " Roosevelt had failed in his European tour , Taft had failed in getting ...
... writing those words when the guns of August began to boom . Car- negie was forced to add a postscript to this chapter ... write , “ I dare not relinquish all hope . " Roosevelt had failed in his European tour , Taft had failed in getting ...
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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