Andrew Carnegie
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| Rating | : | 4.70 (590 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B000VCEYAE |
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| Number of Pages | : | 196 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-10-31 |
| Language | : | English |
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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 House of Morgan as. 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 disappointing, b. Steven Peterson said 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 $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 this he accomplishe. 50 million (in the tens of billions today). There remained but $"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 this he accomplishe. 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 this he accomplishe. 0 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 this he accomplishe
32 pages of photos. 24)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. He wrote influential books, became a significant political force and spent his last years working tirelessly for world peace. Nasaw, who won a Bancroft Prize for The Chief, a bio of William Randolph Hearst, has uncovered important new material among Carnegie's papers and letters written to others, but comes no closer than previous biographers to explaining how such an ordinary-seeming person could achieve so much and embody such contradictions. Having decided while relatively young and poor to give all his money away in his lifetime, he embraced phila
Nasaw explains how Carnegie made his fortune and how he tried to pull the world back from a war he predicted. 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. In this magnificent biography, celebrated historian David Nasaw brings to life this period of unprecedented transition - a time of self-made millionaires, scabs, strikes, and a new kind of philanthropy - through the fascinating rags-to-riches story of one of our most iconic business legends. 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. 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. 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. Brimming with new material, personal letters, diaries, prenuptial agreements, lette