Screen LibraryAndrew Carnegie /
Born of modest origins in Scotland in 1835, Andrew Carnegie is best known as the founder of Carnegie Steel ... Carnegie, the son of an impoverished linen weaver, moved to Pittsburgh at the age of thirteen. The embodiment of the American dream, he pulled himself up from bobbin boy in a cotton factory...
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Penguin Books,
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| Publisher Address: | London : |
| Publication Dates: | 2007. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
Born of modest origins in Scotland in 1835, Andrew Carnegie is best known as the founder of Carnegie Steel ... Carnegie, the son of an impoverished linen weaver, moved to Pittsburgh at the age of thirteen. The embodiment of the American dream, he pulled himself up from bobbin boy in a cotton factory to become the richest man in the world. He spent the rest of his life giving away the fortune he had accumulated and crusading for international peace. For all that he accomplished and came to represent to the American public - a wildly successful businessman and capitalist, a self-educated write |
| Item Description: | Originally published as hbk.: ©2006. |
| Carrier Form: | xvi, 878 pages, [32] pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 842-850) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780143112440 0143112449 |
| Index Number: | CT275 |
| CLC: | K837.125.38 |
| Call Number: | K837.125.38/C289N-1 |
| Contents: | Dunfermline, 1835-1848 -- To America, 1848-1855 -- Upward bound, 1853-1859 -- War and riches, 1860-1865 -- Branching out, 1865-1866 -- Man of energy, 1867-1868 -- "Mr. Carnegie is now 35 years of age, and is said to be worth one million of dollars," 1870-1872 -- "All my eggs in one basket," 1872-1875 -- Driving the bandwagon, 1875-1878 -- Round the world, 1878-1881 -- Making a name, 1881-1883 -- Mr. Spencer and Mr. Arnold, 1882-1884 -- "The star-spangled Scotchman," 1884 -- Booms and busts, 1883-1885 -- "Millionaire socialist," 1885-1886 -- Things fall apart, 1886-1887 -- Wedding and a honey |