The autobiography of Andrew Carnegie / with an introduction by Vartan Gregorian.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919.

Contributor:

Gregorian, Vartan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Industrialists--United States--Biography.

Industrialists.

Philanthropists--United States--Biography.

Philanthropists.

Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919.

Carnegie, Andrew.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (416 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : PublicAffairs, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Andrew Carnegie, the great steel-baron-turned-philanthropist, was an industrialist unlike any other. His famous dictum, that he who dies rich dies disgraced, has inspired a generation of twenty-first-century philanthropists to follow in his footsteps and put their money towards philanthropic causes. He had an unwavering belief in distributing wealth for good, and systematically and deliberately gave away the bulk of his riches throughout his lifetime. Born in 1835, he emigrated with his family to the United States from Scotland at a young age. His first job was in a cotton factor

Contents:

IntroductIon; Preface; Editor's note; Contents; Chapter I; Chapter II; Chapter III; Chapter IV; Chapter V; Chapter VI; Chapter VII; Chapter VIII; Chapter IX; Chapter X; Chapter XI; Chapter XII; Chapter XIII; Chapter XIV; Chapter XV; Insert; Chapter XVI; Chapter XVII; Chapter XVIII; Chapter XIX; Chapter XX; Chapter XXI; Chapter XXII; Chapter XXIII; Chapter XXIV; Chapter XXV; Chapter XXVI; Chapter XXVII; Chapter XXVIII; Chapter XXIX; Bibliography and Index; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-13957-X

9786613139573

1-61039-081-4

OCLC:

741492466