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Beschreibung
One of the earliest memoirs of an American capitalist, this volume appeared shortly after the 84-year-old author's death in 1919. Its real-life, rags-to-riches tale recounts the Scottish immigrant's rise from telegrapher's clerk to captain of industry and steel magnate. Includes "Gospel of Wealth," an influential essay outlining Carnegie's philanthropic views.
Reprint of the Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1920 edition.
One of the earliest memoirs of an American capitalist, this volume appeared shortly after the 84-year-old author's death in 1919. Its real-life, rags-to-riches tale recounts the Scottish immigrant's rise from telegrapher's clerk to captain of industry and steel magnate. Includes "Gospel of Wealth," an influential essay outlining Carnegie's philanthropic views.
Reprint of the Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1920 edition.
Über den Autor
Scotland native Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919) emigrated to Allegheny, Pennsylvania, in his youth and through voracious reading and personal initiative became one of the richest men in American history. Industrialist, innovator, scholar, and philanthropist, he gave away more than 90 percent of his wealth for the establishment of libraries, schools, and hospitals.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Importe, Wirtschaft
Rubrik: Recht & Wirtschaft
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780486496375
ISBN-10: 0486496376
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Carnegie, Andrew
Hersteller: Dover Publications Inc.
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 203 x 126 x 22 mm
Von/Mit: Andrew Carnegie
Erscheinungsdatum: 25.07.2014
Gewicht: 0,224 kg
Artikel-ID: 121924427