Carnegie Hardcover - 2002
by Krass, Peter
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
Description
Details
- Title Carnegie
- Author Krass, Peter
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Condition Used - Acceptable
- Pages 624
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Trade Paper Press, Somerset, New Jersey, U.S.A.
- Date 2002
- Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # G0471386308I5N00
- ISBN 9780471386308 / 0471386308
- Weight 2.22 lbs (1.01 kg)
- Dimensions 9.5 x 6.46 x 1.63 in (24.13 x 16.41 x 4.14 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Industrialists - United States, Philanthropists - United States
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002010162
- Dewey Decimal Code B
About ThriftBooks Washington, United States
From the largest selection of used titles, we put quality, affordable books into the hands of readers
From the jacket flap
Yet this complex man embodied the contradictions that divided America in the Gilded Age. Was he truly the tyrant that many thought him to be, a ruthless robber baron who worked his men to death for his own personal gain . . . or was there more to this man who gave away his immense fortune, who has at times been invested with the virtues of a saint?
The first full biography of this industrialist and philanthropist in thirty years, Carnegie delves into the mind of a generous yet ruthless man who wore many masks throughout his life. Peter Krass captures the drama behind the building of Carnegie's empire, revealing how he manipulated the rules of fair play and how he was a pioneer in philanthropy. He separates fact from the Carnegie legend by relying heavily on diaries, letters, and other writings by both primary and peripheral characters in Carnegie's life as well as on the copious Carnegie-related archives.
Carnegie was devoted to his family and friends and believed himself to be a hero of the working people. But his actions bespoke internal conflict: he publicly supported the unions-and then wallowed in riches while his laborers struggled to meet their daily needs. From Carnegie's meager beginnings to his multimillion-dollar fortune, Krass takes a probing, insightful look into what inspired and moved this contradictory business giant.
Categories
Media reviews
Citations
- LJ Best Business Books, 03/15/2003, Page 62
