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Name: Autobiography
Author: Andrew Carnegie

Andrew Carnegie recounts his rise from a modest childhood in Scotland to becoming one of America’s foremost industrialists. His narrative blends candid reflections on early labor struggles with analyses of economic conditions and the moral responsibilities of wealth. The memoir also features memories of notable contemporaries such as Matthew Arnold, James G. Blaine, John Hay, John Morley and Herbert Spencer, providing context to the political and intellectual climate that influenced his life and philosophy. Carnegie’s account concludes with his vision of the “gospel of wealth,” underscoring his commitment to philanthropy and social progress.

First publish date: 1920

Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Autobiography

Authors: Andrew Carnegie

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