Autobiography of andrew carnegie excerpt

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AUTOBIOGRAPHY

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PREFACE

AFTER retiring from active business my husband yielded to the earnest solicitations of friends, both here and in Great Britain, and began to jot down from time to time recolle

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Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie by Andrew Carnegie

AuthorCarnegie, Andrew, EditorVan Dyke, John C., Title Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie Note Reading ease score: (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Credits Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Linda Cantoni, and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at Summary "Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie" by Andrew Carnegie is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This memoir provides insights into the life of Andrew Carnegie, detailing his humble beginnings in Scotland, his rise as a prominent industrialist in America, and his philanthropic efforts. The book not only chronicles his personal journey but also reflects his views on wealth, education, and the responsibilities of the wealthy toward society. The opening of the autobiography describes the circumstances that led Carnegie to begin writing his memoirs after retiring from business at a time when global conflicts were affecting his ability

autobiography of andrew carnegie excerpt

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Highlights from The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie

I’ve been reading Andrew Carnegie’s autobiography, published late in his life, in the early s. Here are some interesting themes and quotes. (Emphasis added in all block quotes below.)

Science and steel

One key to Carnegie‘s success in the iron business is that he was one of the first to seriously apply chemistry:

Looking back to-day it seems incredible that only forty years ago () chemistry in the United States was an almost unknown agent in connection with the manufacture of pig iron. It was the agency, above all others, most needful in the manufacture of iron and steel. The blast-furnace manager of that day was usually a rude bully… who in addition to his other acquirements was able to knock down a man now and then as a lektion to the other unruly spirits beneath him. He was supposed to diagnose the condition of the furnace bygd instinct, to possess some almost supernatural power of divination, like his congener in the country