The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie and the Gospel of Wealth

The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie and the Gospel of Wealth (Signet Classics)

The enlightening memoir of the industrialist as famous for his philanthropy as for his fortune.

His good friend Mark Twain dubbed him â€œSt. Andrew.â€ British Prime Minister William Gladstone called him an â€œexampleâ€ for the wealthy. Such terms seldom apply to multimillionaires. But Andrew Carnegie was no run-of-the-mill steel magnate. At age 13 and full of dreams, he sailed from his native Dunfermline, Scotland, to America. The story of his success begins with a $1.20-a-week job at a bobbin factory. By the end of his life, he had amassed an unprecedented fortuneâ€”and given away more than 90 percent of it for the good of mankind.
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Here, for the first time in one volume, are two impressive works by Andrew Carnegie himself: his autobiography and â€œThe Gospel of Wealth,â€ a groundbreaking manifesto on the duty of the wealthy to give back to society all of their fortunes. And he practiced what he preached, erecting 1,600 libraries across the country, founding Carnegie Mellon University, building Carnegie Hall, and performing countless other acts of philanthropy because, as Carnegie wrote, â€œThe man who dies thus rich dies disgraced.â€
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With an Introduction by Gordon Hutner
Country USA
Brand Signet
Manufacturer Signet
Binding Mass Market Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780451530387
Color Black
ReleaseDate 2006-11-07
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780451530387

Country	USA
Brand	Signet
Manufacturer	Signet
Binding	Mass Market Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780451530387
Color	Black
ReleaseDate	2006-11-07
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780451530387

The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie and the Gospel of Wealth (Signet Classics)

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