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In this magnificent biography, celebrated historian David Nasaw brings to life the fascinating rags- to-riches story of one of our most iconic business legends—Andrew Carnegie, America's first modern titan. From his first job as a bobbin boy at age thirteen to his status as the richest man in the world upon retirement, Carnegie was the embodiment of the American dream and the prototype of today's billionaire. Drawing on a trove of new material, Nasaw brilliantly plumbs the core of this fascinating and complex man, at last fixing him in his rightful place as one of the most compelling,…
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4 editions- Ebook · English · 2008Penguin Group USA, Inc. · 9781429583732
- Audiobook · English · 2007Coach Series · 9781596591240
- Paperback · English · 2007Penguin (Non-Classics) · 896 pages · 9780143112440
- Hardcover · English · 2006Penguin Press HC, The · 896 pages · 9781594201042
Biography & AutobiographyNonfictionPhilanthropistsIndustrialistsBiographyCarnegie, andrew, 1835-1919New York Times reviewed









