Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie

Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie

With The Gospel of WealthBy Andrew Carnegie
Michael Caine
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Length12h 50m

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The book presents Carnegies' memories from his early childhood to the days of his creations, including his overview of significant world events and prognosis for the future, which he saw as very optimistic. A reader learns a lot about Carnegie's childhood, first work, and then first business undertakings, which led him to the position of one of the richest men in the world. The second part of the book "The Gospel of Wealth" is Carnegie's on how the rich should improve society by sharing money for the common good. There he supported the idea of progressive taxation and estate tax and set a fashion for philanthropy.

Audiobook details

GenreBiography and Memoir
Length12 hrs 50 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateOct 20, 2021
LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1Preface
2Editor's Note
3I. Parents and Childhood
4II. Dunfermline and America
5III. Pittsburgh and Work
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6IV. Colonel Anderson and Books
7V. The Telegraph Office
8VI. Railroad Service
9VII. Superintendent of the Pennsylvania
10VIII. Civil War Period
11IX. Bridge-Building
12X. The Iron Works
13XI. New York as Headquarters
14XII. Business Negotiations
15XIII. The Age of Steel
16XIV. Partners, Books, and Travel
17XV. Coaching Trip and Marriage
18XVI. Mills and the Men
19XVII. The Homestead Strike
20XVIII. Problems of Labor
21XIX. The "Gospel of Wealth"
22XX. Educational and Pension Funds
23XXI. The Peace Palace and Pittencrieff
24XXII. Mathew Arnold and Others
25XXIII. British Political Leaders
26XXIV. Gladstone and Morley
27XXV. Herbert Spencer and His Disciple
28XXVI. Blaine and Harrison
29XXVII. Washington Diplomacy
30XXVIII. HAY AND McKINLEY
31XXIX. Meeting the German Emperor
32The Gospel of Wealth
33I. The Problem of the Administration of Wealth
34II. The Best Fields for Philanthropy

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