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An edition of Autobiography (1920)

Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie

Popular ed.
  • 14 Want to read
  • 2 Currently reading

“This story of the great financier’s childhood in Scotland and his early years and final success in America is a revelation of his geniality, indomitable cheerfulness, canny common sense, and idealism.”
— A.L.A. Catalog 1926
“Interesting as a frank and sincere recital of the early struggles and later successes of the well-known millionaire. Contains reminiscences of several noted persons, including Matthew Arnold, James G. Blaine, John Hay, John Morley and Herbert Spencer. Notable chapters are The Civil war. Mills and the men, The gospel of wealth, Problems of labor. Portraits and other illustrations. Short bibliography, index.”
– Standard Catalog for Public Libraries : Biography Section (1927)

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Houghton Mifflin
Language
English
Pages
385

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Table of Contents

Parents and childhood
Dunfermline and America
Pittsburgh and work
Colonel Anderson and books
The telegraph office
Railroad service
Superintendent of the Pennsylvania
Civil War period
Bridge-building
The iron works
New York as headquarters
Business negotiations
The age of steel
Partners, books, and travel
Coaching trip and marriage
Mills and the men
The homestead strike
Problems of labor
The "gospel of wealth"
Educational and pension funds
The peace palace and Pittencrieff
Matthew Arnold and others
British political leaders
Gladstone and Morley
Herbert Spencer and his disciple
Blaine and Harrison
Washington diplomacy
Hay and McKinley
Meeting the German Emperor.

Edition Notes

Editor's note signed: John C. Van Dyke.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-376).

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Boston
Copyright Date
1920

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
923
Library of Congress
CT275.C3 A3 1924

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385 pages
Number of pages
385

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Open Library
OL32353372M
Internet Archive
autobiographyofa00carn_3
OCLC/WorldCat
6293927

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