In this compelling biography, Peter Krass reconstructs the complicated life of this titan who came to power in Americas Gilded Age. He transports the reader to Carnegies Pittsburgh, where hundreds of smoking furnaces belched smoke into the sky and the air was filled with acrid fumes . . . and mill workers worked seven-day weeks while Carnegie spent months traveling across Europe.
Carnegie explores the contradictions in the life of the man who rose from lowly bobbin boy to build the largest and most profitable steel company in the world. Krass examines how Carnegie became one of the greatest philanthropists ever knownand earned a notorious reputation that history has yet to fully reconcile with his remarkable accomplishments.
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In this compelling biography, Peter Krass reconstructs the complicated life of this titan who came to power in Americas Gilded Age. He transports the reader to Carnegies Pittsburgh, where hundreds of smoking furnaces belched smoke into the sky and the air was filled with acrid fumes . . . and mill workers worked seven-day weeks while Carnegie spent months traveling across Europe.
Carnegie explores the contradictions in the life of the man who rose from lowly bobbin boy to build the largest and most profitable steel company in the world. Krass examines how Carnegie became one of the greatest philanthropists ever knownand earned a notorious reputation that history has yet to fully reconcile with his remarkable accomplishments.
Imprint | John Wiley & Sons |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | September 2002 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | September 2002 |
Authors | Peter Krass |
Dimensions | 241 x 166 x 41mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover |
Pages | 612 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-471-38630-8 |
Barcode | 9780471386308 |
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LSN | 0-471-38630-8 |