The " gospel of wealth" essays and other writings

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Words of wisdom from American philanthropist Andrew CarnegieFocusing on Carnegie’s most famous essay, “The Gospel of Wealth,” this book of his writings, published here together for the first time, demonstrates the late steel magnate’s beliefs on wealth, poverty, the public good, and capitalism. Carnegie’s commitment to ensuring and promoting the welfare of his fellow human beings through philanthropic deeds ranged from donations to universities and museums to establishing more than 2,500 public libraries in the English-speaking world, and he gave away more than $350 million toward those efforts during his lifetime. The Gospel of Wealth is an eloquent testament to the importance of charitable giving for the public good.

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"Andrew Carnegie was a critical agent in the triumph of industrial capitalism in the decades surrounding the turn of the twentieth century and by 1901 was arguably the richest man in the world. Differing from his contemporary Gilded Age industrial barons not in the means of accumulating his millions but in the ends to which he put them, Carnegie vowed to give back to the community all he earned. The "Gospel of Wealth" Essays and Other Writings, assembled here for the first time, demonstrate Andrew Carnegie's thoughts on wealth, poverty, the public good, and capitalism."--Jacket.

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• Penguin classics

Other Editions

• The " gospel of wealth" essays and other writingsPenguin Books2006-01-01
• The Gospel of Wealth Essays and Other Writings (Penguin Classics)Penguin Classics2006-09-26
• The Gospel of Wealth Essays and Other WritingsElectronic resourcePenguin USA, Inc.2009-01-01