Andrew Carnegie
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| Rating | : | 4.53 (959 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0143112449 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 896 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-09-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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Having decided while relatively young and poor to give all his money away in his lifetime, he embraced philanthropy with the same energy and creativity as he did making money. His business and political dealings are described mostly indirectly, through letters to managers, congressional testimony and articles. Yet he was a true robber baron, a ruthless and hypocritical strikebreaker who made much of his money through practices since outlawed. 24)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. 32 pages of photos. From Publishers Weekly Without education or contacts, Andrew Carnegie rose from poverty to become the richest person in the world, mostly while working three hours a day in comfortable surroundings far from his factories. Nasaw, who won a Ban
"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 accomplished the final, and to his mind, . 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 accomplished the final, and to his mind, . Graham said A well written account of an exuberant tycoon and philanthropist. A fascinating biography of the exuberant Scottish-American tycoon and philanthropist.Nasaw covers all of Carnegie's life from early boyhood in 18A well written account of an exuberant tycoon and philanthropist A fascinating biography of the exuberant Scottish-American tycoon and philanthropist.Nasaw covers all of Carnegie's life from early boyhood in 1830's Scotland, to ambitious telegraph boy in Pittsburgh, to iron and steel magnate, to philanthropist and finally to international peace advocate. Most of the 800 pages go swiftly. Nasaw writes well and I generally found his very detailed account valuable, especially for Carnegie's business adventures and for his final peace activities, although perhaps rather less so for all the details of his family life.In Nasaw's account Carnegie comes acro. 0's Scotland, to ambitious telegraph boy in Pittsburgh, to iron and steel magnate, to philanthropist and finally to international peace advocate. Most of the 800 pages go swiftly. Nasaw writes well and I generally found his very detailed account valuable, especially for Carnegie's business adventures and for his final peace activities, although perhaps rather less so for all the details of his family life.In Nasaw's account Carnegie comes acro. Andrew Canegie - Doer and Dreamer - A Man of His Age David Nasaw has written an insightful biography, comprehensive in scope, revealing an apparently paradoxical figure who lived a life true to his worldview.The emphasis is on "apparency;" for, when one considers the man as of his time it is not absurd that he should have advocated a "Gospel of Wealth," his apologia for accumulation. Therein he argued that it is a law of nature that some should accumulate wealth greater ever than they ever can expend on themselves while most others have so little in comparison. For Carnegie, the paradox is resolved by proper administration of one's wealth
He spent the rest of his life giving away the fortune he had accumulated and crusading for international peace. A Selection of the Financial Times Business Book ClubCelebrated historian David Nasaw, whom The New York Times Book Review has called "a meticulous researcher and a cool analyst," brings new life to the story of one of America's most famous and successful businessmen and philanthropists—in what will prove to be the biography of the season. His rags to riches story has never been told as dramatically and vivi