The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie and His Essay: The Gospel of Wealth (Thrift Editions) - Softcover

Carnegie, Andrew

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0486496376 ISBN 13: 9780486496375

Verlag: Dover Publications Inc, 2014

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One of the earliest memoirs of an American capitalist, this volume appeared shortly after the 84-year-old author's death in 1919. Its real-life, rags-to-riches tale recounts the Scottish immigrant's rise from telegrapher's clerk to captain of industry and steel magnate. Includes "Gospel of Wealth," an influential essay outlining Carnegie's philanthropic views.
Reprint of the Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1920 edition.

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A native of Scotland, Andrew Carnegie emigrated to Allegheny, Pennsylvania, in his youth and through voracious reading and personal initiative became one of the richest men in American history. His autobiographyrecounts the real-life, rags-to-riches tale of an immigrant's rise from telegrapher's clerk to captain of industry and steel magnate. One of the earliest memoirs of an American capitalist, the book appeared shortly after the 84-year-old author's death in 1919.
Industrialist, innovator, scholar, and philanthropist, Carnegie gave away more than ninety percent of his wealth for the establishment of libraries, schools, and hospitals. In addition to describing how he amassed his enormous fortune, his memoirs chronicle the deliberate and systematic distribution of his fortune for the enlightenment and betterment of humanity. This volume includes Carnegie's essay "The Gospel of Wealth," in which he outlines his philanthropic views, stating that "the millionaire will be but a trustee for the poor," bestowing charity on those willing to help themselves.

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• Verlag: Dover Publications Inc
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0486496376
• ISBN 13: 9780486496375
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 400