Screen LibraryThe Carnegie boys：the lieutenants of Andrew Carnegie that changed America
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| Published: |
McFarland & Co.,
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| Publisher Address: | Jefferson, N.C. |
| Publication Dates: | c2012. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | viii, 239 p.: ill. ; 23 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780786464555 (softcover : alk. paper) 0786464550 (softcover : alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | K837 |
| CLC: | K837.125.38 |
| Call Number: | K837.125.38/S629 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. The reunion -- The original six -- From street gang to partnership -- Braddock's field and Captain Bill -- The "Class of 1879" -- The boys of Braddock and the king of coke -- Carnegie steel takes on labor -- The gay nineties -- A clash of cultures -- Mansions, parties, and high living -- Corporate misfits -- in charge of American business Bethlehem takes the torch of the veterans -- The armor trust and war dividends -- The vision of an industrial democracy -- Taming of the lions -- Twilight of the titans -- The Carnegie Veterans Association -- The Carnegie organizational way -- The legacy of "In the 1890s, the Carnegie Veterans Association began as a group of boyhood friends and older Andrew Carnegie steel partners united to share business ideas. It evolved into a powerful secretive network in American business. This chronicle offers a new, more complex perspective on Carnegie demonstrating how he and his lieutenants helped to shape America's view of capitalism"--Provided by publisher. |