Andrew Carnegie and the Rise of Big BusinessIn this biography, author and scholar Harold C. Livesay examines the life and legacy of Andrew Carnegie, one of the greatest captains of industry and philanthropists in the history of the United States. Paperback, brief, and inexpensive, each of the titles in the Library of American Biography Series focuses on a figure whose actions and ideas significantly influenced the course of American history and national life. In addition, each biography relates the life of its subject to the broader themes and developments of the times. |
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... Allegheny rivers , which formed the Ohio . This junc- tion tied the Pennsylvania Canal system to the commerce of the South and West by way of the Ohio , Mississippi , and Missouri river basins . Through the Ohio Canal the city also had ...
... Allegheny rivers , which formed the Ohio . This junc- tion tied the Pennsylvania Canal system to the commerce of the South and West by way of the Ohio , Mississippi , and Missouri river basins . Through the Ohio Canal the city also had ...
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... Allegheny compan- ions . When they had their weekly get - together on Sunday afternoon ( Carnegie , John Phipps , Bob Pitcairn , David McCargo , Tom Miller - all immigrants or sons of immi- grants ) , Andy proudly exhibited his check ...
... Allegheny compan- ions . When they had their weekly get - together on Sunday afternoon ( Carnegie , John Phipps , Bob Pitcairn , David McCargo , Tom Miller - all immigrants or sons of immi- grants ) , Andy proudly exhibited his check ...
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... Allegheny Valley and Pennsylvania railroads exchanged $ 5 million in bonds . The Allegheny Valley Railroad received securities marketable in Europe , and the Pennsylvania saved 1 percent interest . Carnegie collected two separate ...
... Allegheny Valley and Pennsylvania railroads exchanged $ 5 million in bonds . The Allegheny Valley Railroad received securities marketable in Europe , and the Pennsylvania saved 1 percent interest . Carnegie collected two separate ...
Contents
The Climb Begins | 15 |
The Apprentice Manager | 33 |
The Apprentice Financier | 51 |
Copyright | |
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