Overview

One of the major figures in American history, Andrew Carnegie was a ruthless businessman who made his fortune in the steel industry and ultimately gave most of it away. He used his wealth to ascend the world's political stage, influencing the presidencies of Grover Cleveland, William McKinley, and Theodore Roosevelt. In retirement, Carnegie became an avid promoter of world peace, only to be crushed emotionally by World War I. In this compelling biography, Peter Krass reconstructs the complicated life of this titan who came to power in America's Gilded Age. He transports the reader to Carnegie's Pittsburgh, where hundreds of smoking furnaces belched smoke into the sky and the air was filled with acrid fumes ...and mill workers worked seven-day weeks while Carnegie spent months traveling across Europe. Carnegie explores the contradictions in the life of the man who rose from lowly bobbin boy to build the largest and most profitable steel company in the world. Krass examines how Carnegie became one of the greatest philanthropists ever known-and earned a notorious reputation that history has yet to fully reconcile with his remarkable accomplishments.

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Author:   Peter Krass
Publisher:   Turner Publishing Company
Imprint:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 16.60cm , Height: 4.10cm , Length: 24.10cm
Weight:   1.004kg
ISBN:  

9780471386308

ISBN 10:   0471386308
Pages:   624
Publication Date:   12 September 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface. 1. Flesh and Blood. 2. Odyssey to America. 3. $1.20 a Week. 4. The Scotch Devil. 5. Tree of Knowledge. 6. Blood Money and Black Gold. 7. An Iron Coup. 8. Many Hands, Many Cookie Jars. 9. Bridges to Glory. 10. Epiphany of Legend. 11. Template for Domination. 12. Rekindling the Flame. 13. War against the Steel Aristocracy. 14. An Attack on Britain. 15. Bleeding Hearts and Bleeding Newspapers. 16. Patronizing the Peasants. 17. The Pale Horse and the Gray Dress. 18. Gospel of Conscience. 19. Rewards from the Harrison Presidency. 20. Prelude to Homestead. 21. The Homestead Tragedy. 22. The Great Armor Scandal. 23. Seeking a Measure of Peace. 24. Illegal Rebates and a Fight with Rockefeller. 25. A Point of Disruption and Transition. 26. The Crusades. 27. UnCivil War. 28. The World's Richest Man. 29. Tainted Seeds. 30. Human Frailty. 31. The Peace Mission Begins. 32. The Metamorphosis of Andrew Carnegie. 33. Covert Deal with Taft. 34. The Last Great Benefaction. 35. House of Cards. 36. The War to End All Wars. The Carnegie Legacy. Notes. Selected Bibliography. Acknowledgments. Index.

Reviews

the book looks like a Tom Clancy novel and anyone who likes those should be pleased with it (Independent on Sunday, 1 December 2002) A superb new account of the legendary industrialist and philanthropist s life... timely, balanced... revealing. Barron s Krass provides a detailed thorough and thoughtful appraisal of a major figure (Times Higher Educational Supplement, 14 November 2003)

...the book looks like a Tom Clancy novel and anyone who likes those should be pleased with it... (Independent on Sunday, 1 December 2002) A superb new account of the legendary industrialist and philanthropist's life... timely, balanced... revealing. --Barron's ...Krass provides a detailed thorough and thoughtful appraisal of a major figure... (Times Higher Educational Supplement, 14 November 2003)

""...the book looks like a Tom Clancy novel and anyone who likes those should be pleased with it..."" (Independent on Sunday, 1 December 2002) ""A superb new account of the legendary industrialist and philanthropist's life... timely, balanced... revealing."" --Barron's ""...Krass provides a detailed thorough and thoughtful appraisal of a major figure..."" (Times Higher Educational Supplement, 14 November 2003)

Author Information

PETER KRASS lives in Hanover, New Hampshire, but his family roots are in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, area where Andrew Carnegie made his fortune and where his great-grandfather worked in a Carnegie steel mill. His other books include The Book of Business Wisdom, The Book of Leadership Wisdom, and The Book of Investing Wisdom, all published by Wiley. Krass has contributed articles to Investor's Business Daily and Across the Board.

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