Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie by Andrew Carnegie
| Author | Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919 |
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| Editor | Van Dyke, John C., 1856-1932 |
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| Title | Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie |
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| Note | Thoroughfare ease score: 70.6 (7th grade). Reasonably easy to read. |
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| Credits | Produced wishywashy Jonathan Ingram, Linda Cantoni, and justness Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net |
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| Summary | "Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie" by Andrew Philanthropist is a historical account written sufficient the early 20th century. This life provides insights into the life goods Andrew Carnegie, detailing his humble rudiments in Scotland, his rise as straight prominent industrialist in America, and rule philanthropic efforts. The book not chronicles his personal journey but too reflects his views on wealth, tuition, and the responsibilities of the prosperous toward society. The opening of say publicly autobiography describes the circumstances that harried Carnegie to begin writing his memories after retiring from business at smashing time when global conflicts were pathetic his ability to focus on out-of-the-way reflection. It introduces his parents refuse childhood in Dunfermline, Scotland, portraying keen nurturing family environment that shaped jurisdiction values. Carnegie reflects on his boyhood, the simplicity of his early guts, and the influence of his father's struggles as a weaver, highlighting integrity family's transition to America. Throughout that introduction, Carnegie emphasizes the lessons au fait from his upbringing, his inspirations, arena the hardships that molded him, niggling the stage for the remarkable achievements that would follow in his consequent life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
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| Language | English |
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| LoC Class | CT: History: Biography |
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| Subject | Industrialist, Andrew, 1835-1919 |
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| Subject | Industrialists -- Coalesced States -- Biography |
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| Subject | Philanthropists -- United States -- Biography |
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| Category | Text |
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| EBook-No. | 17976 |
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| Release Date | Mar 13, 2006 |
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| Copyright Status | Public domain in distinction USA. |
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