Andrew Carnegie
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| Rating | : | 4.30 (928 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B000VCEYAE |
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| Number of Pages | : | 133 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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He wrote influential books, became a significant political force and spent his last years working tirelessly for world peace. All rights reserved. From Publishers Weekly Without education or contacts, Andrew Carnegie rose from poverty to become the richest person in the world, mostly while working three hours a day in comfortable surroundings far from his factories. While Peter Krass's Carnegie and Carnegie's own autobiography are more exciting to read and do more to explain his place in history, they also leave the man an enigma. (Oct. His business and political dealings are described mostly indirectly, through letters to managers, congressional testimony and articles. He concentrates on the private man, including Carnegie's relations with his mother and wife, and his extensive self-ed
Senex Magister said Confusion and/or Clarity of Mind. This biography of Andrew Carnegie by David Nasaw I found as intriguing as any biography I have read about the Robber Barons of the Gilded Age. The question that, I think, you must first ask yourself is "Who was Andrew Carnegie?". That is not easy to do - you encounter a very complex man whose life experiences molded a person that at times defies definition. It is hard for me to comprehend the massive wealth that he was able to accumulate. Wealth that continued to grow after he retired and then even more when Carnegie Steel was sold to the Ho. Country Girl said but I did learn a great deal of history and found the rags to riches. This is a monumental book. It is extremely well-written and about as complete a biography as could be written. David Nasaw had incredible access to Carngie's papers. However, at 800+ pages I thought it a bit repetitious. One of the reasons I wanted to read this book is that I once worked for a man whose father was, at one time, Carnegie's secretary and was responsible for the building of Lake Carnegie at Princeton University. I was curious to hear the story of how that came about, but there was no mention of the lake or the secretary. A bit . "Detailed and well drawn biography of Andrew Carnegie" according to Steven Peterson. 801 pages of biography. This is what David Nasaw has produced--a massive biography of Andrew Carnegie. Well known as a philanthropist, he gave away much of his fortune. For instance, one accounting notes the following (page 801): " .at the time of his death, Carnegie had given away more than $Detailed and well drawn biography of Andrew Carnegie 801 pages of biography. This is what David Nasaw has produced--a massive biography of Andrew Carnegie. Well known as a philanthropist, he gave away much of his fortune. For instance, one accounting notes the following (page 801): " .at the time of his death, Carnegie had given away more than $350 million (in the tens of billions today). There remained but $20 million of stocks and bonds. In the seventh paragraph of his last will and testament, Carnegie directed that it be bequeathed, in its entirety, to the Carnegie Corporation. And with thi. 50 million (in the tens of billions today). There remained but $20 million of stocks and bonds. In the seventh paragraph of his last will and testament, Carnegie directed that it be bequeathed, in its entirety, to the Carnegie Corporation. And with thi
Nasaw explains how Carnegie made his fortune and how he tried to pull the world back from a war he predicted. In his rise from a job as a bobbin boy in a cotton factory to being the richest man in the world, he was single-minded, relentless, and a major player in some of the most violent and notorious labor strikes of the time. Andrew Carnegie, whose lifetime spanned the era from the beginning of the Industrial Revolution to the First World War was America's first modern titan. The Scottish-born son of a failed weaver and a mother who supported the family by binding shoes, Andrew Carnegie was the embodiment of the American dream. The prototype of today's billionaire, he was a visionary in the way he earned his money and in the way he gave it away. In this magnificent biography, celebrated historian David