Recorded january 20, 1914 at the edison motion picture film studio, bronx, new york. Andrew carnegie was born in 1835, and he lived till 1919. This was a very enlightening autobiography about andrew carnegie which showed what a true philanthropist he was, and what a big heart the man had. By dominating the steel industry, andrew carnegie took his place alongside other fabulously wealthy captains of industry like rockefeller and. The autobiography of andrew carnegie and the gospel of wealth. Through the years books provided most of andrew carnegies education. The gospel of wealth was an article written by andrew carnegie in 1889. The gospel of wealth by andrew carnegie excerpt thompson. Lay down the book and you can hear his steady voice, setting forth in spare, lucid prose the studied steps and happy fortuities by which he reached his pinnacle, driven by dogged industry, breathless ambition, native wit, daring and innovation. The autobiography of andrew carnegie and the gospel of wealth signet classics by carnegie, andrew and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. A son of poor immigrants, carnegie founded carnegie corporation of new york. The landlord has books and pictures rarer, and appointments more artistic, than the king could then obtain.
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The gospel of wealth by andrew carnegie the problem of our age is the proper administration of wealth, so that the ties of brotherhood may still bind together the rich and poor in harmonious relationship. Carnegie proposed that the best way of dealing with the new phenomenon of wealth inequality was for the wealthy to redistribute their surplus means in a responsible and. Learn more about how carnegie made his fortune and about his vast philanthropic activities. He left the majority of what remained of his wealth to charity.
Andrew carnegies gospel of wealth explained and annotated. Wealth, more commonly known as the gospel of wealth, is an article written by andrew carnegie in june of 1889 that describes the responsibility of. Below is his 1889, gospel of wealth essay, where he outlines his beliefs about the role that the wealthy should play in society. Andrew carnegie 18351919 was a scottish american businessm. Below we present an annotated version of andrew carnegies 1889 essay wealth better known as the gospel of wealth. Click here to read tavaanas exclusive translation of the gospel of wealth, by andrew carnegie. Words of wisdom from american philanthropist andrew carnegie focusing on carnegies most famous essay, the gospel of wealth, this book of his writings, published here together for the first time, demonstrates the late steel magnates beliefs on wealth, poverty, the public good, and capitalism. Andrew carnegie was the wealthiest men in the 19 th century america. Andrew carnegie was a man of deadly focus, superhuman energy, and fierce intelligence. Andrew carnegie gave his wealth to many churches and hospitals and believed the division between rich and poor was unacceptable.
But andrew carnegie was no runofthemill steel magnate. At the age of 65 he sold the carnegie steel company to j. This copy is a fully editable pdf in which text can be highlighted and you can add as many comments as you wish. His father, a weaver, found it increasingly difficult to get work in scottish factories and in 1848 brought his family to allegheny now pittsburgh, pa. Andrew carnegie wrote the gospel of wealth in june 1889. The gospel of wealth 1889 1 andrew carnegie the problem of our age is the proper administration of wealth, that the ties of brotherhood may still bind together the rich and poor in harmonious relationship. Teaching, for the first time, the famous andrew carnegie formula for moneymaking. Wealth, more commonly known as the gospel of wealth, is an article written by andrew carnegie in 1889 that describes the responsibility of philanthropy by the new upper class of selfmade rich. The conditions of human life have not only been changed, but revolutionized, within the past few hundred years. However, he did not give full effort into helping the issue. The gospel of wealth essays and other writings by andrew. The duty of administering surplus wealth for the good of the people. The gospel of wealth was an idea made popular by industrialist andrew carnegie in 1889. Higher education and research in africa special projects.
Hill does an excellent job in telling andrew carnegies secret to success without actually telling the reader what the secret is. Andrew carnegie was one of the wealthiest men in the usa. Carnegie died of pneumonia on august 11, 1919 in lenox, massachusetts. The gospel of wealth by andrew carnegie, paperback. Carnegie, a steel magnate, argued that very wealthy men like him had a responsibility to use their wealth for the greater. Andrew carnegie, whose life became a ragstoriches story, was born into modest circumstances on november 25, 1835, in dunfermline, scotland, the second of two sons of will, a handloom weaver, and. As a young man, who worked as a telegraph operator, and used his wits and. He became a leading philanthropist in the united states and in the british empire. It was the height of the gilded age in 1889, and andrew carnegie, a pioneer in the steel industry, laid out why he would be donating the bulk of his. Carnegie begins his treatise by identifying what he sees as the most significant problem of modernday times. Andrew carnegie was one of our nations first entrepreneurs. During the civil war, carnegie was in charge of the union armys railroads and telegraph lines.
Andrew carnegie was born on november 25, 1835, in dunfermline, scotland. Andrew carnegie sold his steel company, carnegie steel, to j. The gospel of wealth carnegie corporation of new york. Carnegie started his journey to become one of the richest men in the world when he was just years old, he moved to america from scotland. Andrew carnegie was one of the wealthiest businessmen of the 19th century, yet he had little formal education and did not come from a wealthy family. Andrew carnegie emigrated from scotland to the united states in 1848 at the age of. After moving to the united states, he worked a series of railroad jobs. About the gospel of wealth essays and other writings. List of books and articles about andrew carnegie online.