The Andrew Carnegie Reader

by Carnegie, Andrew; Wall, Joseph Frazier

• ISBN13: 9780822954644
• ISBN10: 0822954648
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1992-07-01
• Publisher: Univ of Pittsburgh Pr

Summary

"Andrew Carnegie is the only American entrepreneur who could have won distinction as an author, even if he had never seen a steel mill," writes Joseph Frazier Wall. A skillful and prolific writer, Andrew Carnegie published sixty three articles in major magazines of his time, such as The North American Review,and eight books. Although he is best remembered today for the radical philosophy expressed in the title essay of his book The Gospel of Wealth, his other writings are readable and provocative. The Andrew Carnegie Readeris the first anthology to bring together in a single volume a representative selection of Carnegie's writings which show him as a shrewd businessman, celebrated philanthropist, champion of democracy, and eternal optimist. Carnegie's first letter to the editor at the age of seventeen was the beginning of a lifelong attempt to satisfy an insatiable journalistic desire. Always voluble and candid, Carnegie was as active with his pen as with his tongue. This intriguing collection covers sixty years of the industrial giant's life, from his letters to his cousin George Lauder, written in 1853, to the final chapter od his autobiography, completed in 1914. In his own simple, abrupt style, colored with fierce optimism, Carnegie captivated his audience. Although most of the selections were penned for an audience now long gone, today's reader will be intrigued by the pertinence and timelessness of Carnegie's hopes for world peace, his views on labor, and his concern for better race relations in America and their continuing applicability to humankind. A brief essay by the editor introduces each selection.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Prelude: The Making of the "Self-Made Man"	p. 1
Parents and Childhood	p. 3
Dunfermline and America	p. 16
Letters to George "Dod" Lauder	p. 25
Carnegie at Work, Making Money	p. 29
How I Served My Apprenticeship	p. 31
Memorandum of 1868	p. 40
The Road to Business Success	p. 42
The Age of Steel	p. 51
My Experience with Railway Rates and Rebates	p. 79
An Employer's View of the Labor Question	p. 91
Results of the Labor Struggle	p. 102
The Homestead Strike	p. 114
Carnegie at Work, Giving Away Money	p. 125
The Gospel of Wealth According to St. Andrew	p. 129
Carnegie's Report on Spreading the Gospel	p. 155
Carnegie at Work, Playing	p. 167
On Books, Theater, Music, and Keeping the Sabbath	p. 169
Round the World	p. 175
Our Coaching Trip	p. 188
Letters from Skibo	p. 202
Carnegie, the Pundit	p. 205
Democracy: "The Republic"	p. 207
Capitalism: "The Bugaboo of Trusts"	p. 221
Populism: "The ABC of Money"	p. 232
Progressivism: Trusts, the Bane of America	p. 259
Socialism: "Individualism versus Socialism"	p. 262
Race Relations: "The Negro in America"	p. 272
Imperialism: "Distant Possessions: The Parting of the Ways"	p. 294
Pacifism: "'Honor' and International Arbitration"	p. 305
Coda: The Undoing of the Self-Made Pacifist	p. 317
Meeting the German Emperor	p. 321
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