The autobiography of Andrew Carnegie / / Andrew Carnegie
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| Autore: |
Carnegie Andrew
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| Titolo: |
The autobiography of Andrew Carnegie / / Andrew Carnegie
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| Pubblicazione: | [New York, New York] : , : Sheba Blake Publishing, , 2014 |
| ©2014 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (901 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 338.7/672092 |
| 338.7672092 | |
| Soggetto topico: | Industrialists - United States |
| Philanthropists - United States | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Of the many 'rags to riches' stories in US history, Andrew Carnegie's is one of the most fascinating. After immigrating from Scotland when he was a child, he worked his way up through a telegraph company, and with sheer determination and hard work, his investments in the railroads and steel made him one of the richest man in the world. This story wouldn't be so interesting if he'd died with all of his loot: before he kicked the bucket he had given away 90% of his money. His philanthropy funded thousands of libraries, music halls and parks that were free to the public. Super-rich computer mogu |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The autobiography of Andrew Carnegie |
| ISBN: | 1-304-87687-X |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910155511703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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