Andrew Carnegie
by David Nasaw
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Author: David NasawEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-10-30
ISBN: 0143112449
Number of pages: 896
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
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Book Review: Aftermath
Summary: 3 Stars
The first two hundred pages of this book were enthralling, the next two hundred tiring, and the last four hundred excruciating. As others here have stated this book is really a reference work, and I leave respecting it as such. My main complaint is the way it morphed.
I presume it's because, as Carnegie aged and his fame grew, the volume of text and documents associated with him grew even faster. And so the bulk of Nasaw's story is about his old age, which is less interesting and, I think, less important.
Of course, with less source material about his earlier life it's tough. Still, having read several biographies like this, here's my wish list...
Tell us more about the time period, and about the society and technology. Tell us about the shared cultural assumptions of the time. Tell us about the cities and the companies involved, give us more numbers and diagrams and photos.
Not the biographer's job perhaps, but it seems like these biographies consistently get lost in the trees.
Summary of Andrew Carnegie
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, elusive, and multifaceted personalities of the twentieth century.General Books
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