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Carnegie

Author:	Peter Krass
Publisher:	New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, ©2002.
Edition/Format:	Book : Biography : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:	Explores the life and career of the industrialist who made his fortune in the steel industry, and who was also one of the nation's greatest philanthropists.
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Genre/Form:	Biography
Additional Physical Format:	Online version: Krass, Peter. Carnegie. New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, c2002 (OCoLC)606925753
Named Person:	Andrew Carnegie; Andrew Carnegie
Material Type:	Biography, Internet resource
Document Type:	Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors:	Peter Krass Find more information about:
ISBN:	0471386308 9780471386308
OCLC Number:	50143490
Description:	xi, 612 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents:	Flesh and blood -- Odyssey to America -- $1.20 a week -- The Scotch Devil -- Tree of knowledge -- Blood money and black gold -- An iron coup -- Many hands, many cookie jars -- Bridges to glory -- Epiphany of legend -- Template for domination -- Rekindling the flame -- War against the steel aristocracy -- An attack on Britain -- Bleeding hearts and bleeding newspapers -- Patronizing the peasants -- The pale horse and the gray dress -- Gospel of conscience -- Rewards from the Harrison presidency -- Prelude to homestead -- The Homestead tragedy -- The great Armor scandal -- Seeking a measure of peace -- Illegal rebates and a fight with Rockefeller -- A point of disruption and transition -- The crusades -- UnCivil war -- The world's richest man -- Tainted seeds -- Human frailty -- The peace mission begins -- The metamorphosis of Andrew Carnegie -- Covert deal with Taft -- The last great benefaction -- House of cards -- The war to end all wars.
Responsibility:	Peter Krass.
More information:	Contributor biographical information Publisher description Table of contents

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A fascinating, multifaceted look at the life and mind of one of America's greatest business leaders and philanthropists. One of the first American entrepreneurs to achieve massive wealth, Andrew Read more...

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