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One of the earliest memoirs of an American capitalist, this 1920 volume appeared shortly after the 84-year-old author's death. Recounts an immigrant boy's rise from telegrapher's clerk to captain of industry and steel magnate.

Produktbeschreibung
One of the earliest memoirs of an American capitalist, this 1920 volume appeared shortly after the 84-year-old author's death. Recounts an immigrant boy's rise from telegrapher's clerk to captain of industry and steel magnate.
Autorenporträt
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.