The " gospel of wealth" essays and other writings
By: Andrew Carnegie ; selected and introduced by David Nasaw
Contributors: Nasaw, David
Series: Penguin classics
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 109
ISBN-13: 9780143039891
Subjects: Wealth -- Moral and ethical aspects; Charities
Description: "Andrew Carnegie was a critical agent in the triumph of industrial capitalism in the decades surrounding the turn of the twentieth century and by 1901 was arguably the richest man in the world. Differing from his contemporary Gilded Age industrial barons not in the means of accumulating his millions but in the ends to which he put them, Carnegie vowed to give back to the community all he earned. The "Gospel of Wealth" Essays and Other Writings, assembled here for the first time, demonstrate Andrew Carnegie's thoughts on wealth, poverty, the public good, and capitalism."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references
Table of contents: title: The gospel of wealth; title: The best fields for philanthropy; title: The advantages of poverty; title: The gospel of wealth II; title: Wealth and its uses; title: Business; title: The three-legged stool