An American Four-in-Hand in Britain. by: Andrew Carnegie (Original Version)
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ISBN10: 1535587938
ISBN13: 9781535587938
Publisher: Createspace
Published: Jul 29 2016
Pages: 130
Weight: 0.60
Height: 0.28 Width: 8.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781535587938
Publisher: Createspace
Published: Jul 29 2016
Pages: 130
Weight: 0.60
Height: 0.28 Width: 8.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English
Andrew Carnegie November 25, 1835 - August 11, 1919) was a Scottish-American industrialist who led the enormous expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century. He is often identified as one of the richest people in history, alongside John D. Rockefeller and Jakob Fugger.[5] He built a leadership role as a philanthropist for the United States and the British Empire. During the last 18 years of his life, he gave away to charities, foundations, and universities about $350 million[6] (in 2015 share of GDP, $78.6 billion) - almost 90 percent of his fortune. His 1889 article proclaiming The Gospel of Wealth called on the rich to use their wealth to improve society, and it stimulated a wave of philanthropy. Carnegie was born in Dunfermline, Scotland, and emigrated to the United States with his very poor parents in 1848. Carnegie started work as a telegrapher and by the 1860s had investments in railroads, railroad sleeping cars, bridges and oil derricks. He accumulated further wealth as a bond salesman raising money for American enterprise in Europe. He built
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