Carnegie : the richest man in the world / Raymond Lamont-Brown.
"When he was young boy, Carnegie's family emigrated to America where he took full advantage of the land of opportunity. He followed a policy of self-improvement and worked his way up through telegraph messenger, railroad developer and oil magnate to become the foremost steelmaster in Ameri...
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| Other title: | Carnegie, the richest man in the world. |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Thrupp, Stroud, Gloucestershire :
Sutton Pub.,
2005.
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| Summary: | "When he was young boy, Carnegie's family emigrated to America where he took full advantage of the land of opportunity. He followed a policy of self-improvement and worked his way up through telegraph messenger, railroad developer and oil magnate to become the foremost steelmaster in America and, later, a well known philanthropist. By the time he died in 1919 he had distributed over $350 million in public benefactions, which included support for scientific research, the foundation of public libraries worldwide, the advancement of teaching and the furtherance of international peace." "In Carnegie: 'The Richest Man on the World' we discover the private man behind the public figure and explore the influences on his life against the background of social circle which included everyone from King Edward VII and Sir Edward Elgar to Rudyard Kipling and the Rockefellers."--Jacket. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 246 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-241) and index. |