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The Autobiography Of Andrew Carnegie (1920)

by Andrew Carnegie(Favorite Author)
3.8 of 5 Votes: 2
ISBN
0012693219 (ISBN13: 2940012693211)
languge
English
publisher
Halcyon Press Ltd.
review 1: Love to read about business history. It doesn't get more historical than Carnegie, except Vanderbilt and Rockerfeller. Carnegie was probably a good man and a good business man. It is hard to know for sure as this is an autobiography of an astoundingly successful guy. But he seems to be a good man in spite of his vast wealth. He is different from almost all the monopolists in that he spent the back half of his life giving away all his wealth.
review 2: Mr. Carnegie is quite the name-dropper and self-congratulatory in this work. In fact, the format of his autobiography revolves around the famous and historical people he had met, and with whom he had interacted.Still, it was fascinating to read. So much changed and developed during his lifetime! The book c
... morean provide encouragement and hope that such an impoverished child could indeed grow up and (with hard work) become successful, if not wealthy & influential.My only caution is his theology. Carnegie was brought up in Protestant Scotland and then emigrated to the US with his family. He had some quirky thoughts and "insights" that lead away from orthodox Christianity. less
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Lydia
Great book. It is as if you have touched a piece if history and saw it for the fitst time.
francine_byrne
A very interesting life. Certinly achieved much.
cutter007
Some great insights
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