Carnegie
By: Peter Krass.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 612
Subjects: Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919.; Industrialists -- United States -- Biography.; Philanthropists -- United States -- Biography.; Steel industry and trade -- United States -- History.
Genres: Biography.
Description: "Andrew Carnegie stands next to J. P. Morgan and John D. Rockefeller as one of the great business leaders in United States history. Immigrating from Scotland as a child, Carnegie rose from the slums of Pittsburgh to become a steel industry titan remembered for his many philanthropic endowments, ranging from free libraries to his work toward world peace.".

"The first full biography of this industrialist and philanthropist in thirty years, Carnegie delves into the mind of a generous yet ruthless man who wore many masks throughout his life. Peter Krass captures the drama behind the building of Carnegie's empire, revealing how he manipulated the rules of fair play and how he was a pioneer in philanthropy.

He separates fact from the Carnegie legend by relying heavily on diaries, letters, and other writings by both primary and peripheral characters in Carnegie's life as well as on the copious Carnegie-related archives."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 583-586) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: 1 Flesh and Blood; title: 2 Odyssey to America; title: 3 $1.20 a Week; title: 4 The Scotch Devil; title: 5 Tree of Knowledge; title: 6 Blood Money and Black Gold; title: 7 An Iron Coup; title: 8 Many Hands, Many Cookie Jars; title: 9 Bridges to Glory; title: 10 Epiphany of Legend; title: 11 Template for Domination; title: 12 Rekindling the Flame; title: 13 War against the Steel Aristocracy; title: 14 An Attack on Britain; title: 15 Bleeding Hearts and Bleeding Newspapers; title: 16 Patronizing the Peasants; title: 17 The Pale Horse and the Gray Dress; title: 18 Gospel of Conscience; title: 19 Rewards from the Harrison Presidency; title: 20 Prelude to Homestead; title: 21 The Homestead Tragedy; title: 22 The Great Armor Scandal; title: 23 Seeking a Measure of Peace; title: 24 Illegal Rebates and a Fight with Rockefeller; title: 25 A Point of Disruption and Transition; title: 26 The Crusades; title: 27 UnCivil War; title: 28 The World's Richest Man; title: 29 Tainted Seeds; title: 30 Human Frailty; title: 31 The Peace Mission Begins; title: 32 The Metamorphosis of Andrew Carnegie; title: 33 Covert Deal with Taft; title: 34 The Last Great Benefaction; title: 35 House of Cards; title: 36 The War to End All Wars.