Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie

Andrew Carnegie (1835 - 1919)

This autobiography of Andrew Carnegie is a very well written and interesting history of one of the most wealthy men in the United states. He was born in Scotland in 1835 and emigrated to America in 1848. Among his many accomplishments and philanthropic works, he was an author, having written, besides this autobiography, Triumphant Democracy (1886; rev. ed. 1893), The Gospel of Wealth, a collection of essays (1900), The Empire of Business (1902), and Problems of To-day (1908)]. Although this autobiography was written in 1919, it was published posthumously in 1920. (Summary by William Tomcho)

Genre(s): *Non-fiction, Biography & Autobiography, History

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Parents and Childhood William Tomcho
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Play 02 Dunfermline and America William Tomcho
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Play 03 Pittsburgh and Work William Tomcho
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Play 04 Colonel Anderson and Books William Tomcho
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Play 05 The Telegraph Office William Tomcho
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Play 06 Railroad Service William Tomcho
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Play 07 Superintendent of the Pennsylvania William Tomcho
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Play 08 Civil War Period William Tomcho
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Play 09 Bridge-Building William Tomcho
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Play 10 The Iron Works William Tomcho
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Play 11 New York as Headquarters William Tomcho
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Play 12 Business Negotiations William Tomcho
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Play 13 The Age of Steel William Tomcho
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Play 14 Partners, Books, and Travel William Tomcho
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Play 15 Coaching Trip and Marriage William Tomcho
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Play 16 Mills and the Men William Tomcho
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Play 17 The Homestead Strike William Tomcho
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Play 18 Problems of Labor William Tomcho
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Play 19 The "Gospel of Wealth" William Tomcho
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Play 20 Educational and Pension Funds William Tomcho
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Play 21 The Peace Palace and Pittencrieff William Tomcho
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Play 22 Matthew Arnold and Others William Tomcho
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Play 23 British Political Leaders William Tomcho
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Play 24 Gladstone and Morley William Tomcho
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Play 25 Herbert Spencer and His Disciple William Tomcho
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Play 26 Blaine and Harrison William Tomcho
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Play 27 Washington Diplomacy William Tomcho
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Play 28 Hay and McKinley William Tomcho
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Play 29 Meeting the German Emperor William Tomcho
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