This book charts the life of Andrew Carnegie, from Dunfermline bobbin boy to Steel King of America. The empire he forged in the steel furnaces of Pittsburgh was sold in 1901 for 480 million dollarsand Andrew Carnegie retired from business life as the richest man in the world. Carnegie was born in Dunfermline in 1835, but poverty forced the Carnegies to emigrate to Pittsburgh. Andrew was taken under the wing of Thomas A. Scott, at Pennsylvania Railroad. Carnegie worked his way up and, after the Civil War, saw the potential in the iron industry and resigned from the Railroad. It was one of many bold moves that would typify Carnegie's life in industry and earn him his fortune. His steel juggernaut became unstoppable, and by 1900 Carnegie Steel produced more of the metal than Great Britain. A fter selling his company Carnegie, with his wife and daughter, returned to Scotland. He bought Skibo Castle in 1898 and here entertained King Edward VII, the Rockefellers, Rudyard Kipling, Lloyd George, and Helen Keller. He was one of the first to call for a "league of nations" and he gave away 350 million dollars in charitable schemes.
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Raymond Lamont-Brown has been a freelance writer since 1965 and produced over 50 hardback and paperback titles on Scottish subjects, folklore, biography, history and Victorian and Edwardian Scotland. These include Edward V11's Last Loves: Alice Keppel and Agnes Keyser, John Brown and Humphrey Davy for Sutton Publishing.
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Librería: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Nº de ref. del artículo: V12A-05343
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Librería: Better World Books: West, Reno, NV, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Nº de ref. del artículo: 5867242-6
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Librería: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Reino Unido
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Librería: Monkey House Books, Miller Place, NY, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Biography of Scotish steel tycoon, industrialist, and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, 1835-1919, whose legacy includes hundreds of public libraries across the United States. 246 pages, b/w photo section, endnotes, bibliography, family tree, index. Light wear to jacket. Dust Jacket condition Very Good. Nº de ref. del artículo: 13344
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Librería: Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, Reino Unido
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Librería: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, Estados Unidos de America
hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Nº de ref. del artículo: mon0003258370
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Librería: Aamstar Bookshop / Hooked On Books, Colorado Springs, CO, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: As New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: As New. BUSINESS-This regular size hardcover is NEW in its jacket. black w/white lettering Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Nº de ref. del artículo: July11-15top39
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Librería: Marlowes Books and Music, Ferny Grove, QLD, Australia
Hard Cover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. First Edition. 246 pages. Book and Jacket appear to have hardly been read and are both in Fine condition throughout. Nº de ref. del artículo: 204116
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Librería: Callaghan Books South, New Port Richey, FL, Estados Unidos de America
Cloth. Condición: As New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: As New. First Edition. (1st English) Larger book, black cloth, gilt lettering very fine on spine, 246 pages, glossy photo section. DJ glossy beneath mylar with color portrait of Carnegie on front, caricature on back with quotations from Elihu Root and London Financial Observer, 1891. DJ and book, both As New. Nº de ref. del artículo: 41618
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