Project Gutenberg 2006-03-13 Public domain in the USA. 1250 Carnegie, Andrew 1835 1919 Van Dyke, John C. 1856 1932 Dyke, John Charles Van Dyke, John C. Van Dyke, John Charles van Dyke, John C. van Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Linda Cantoni, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie" by Andrew Carnegie is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This memoir provides insights into the life of Andrew Carnegie, detailing his humble beginnings in Scotland, his rise as a prominent industrialist in America, and his philanthropic efforts. The book not only chronicles his personal journey but also reflects his views on wealth, education, and the responsibilities of the wealthy toward society. The opening of the autobiography describes the circumstances that led Carnegie to begin writing his memoirs after retiring from business at a time when global conflicts were affecting his ability to focus on personal reflection. It introduces his parents and childhood in Dunfermline, Scotland, portraying a nurturing family environment that shaped his values. Carnegie reflects on his youth, the simplicity of his early life, and the influence of his father's struggles as a weaver, highlighting the family's transition to America. Throughout this introduction, Carnegie emphasizes the lessons learned from his upbringing, his inspirations, and the hardships that molded him, setting the stage for the remarkable achievements that would follow in his later life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919 Industrialists -- United States -- Biography Philanthropists -- United States -- Biography CT Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Category: Biographies Category: History - American 856613 2025-06-07T15:10:44.616766 text/html 851381 2006-03-13T15:08:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1043553 2006-03-13T15:08:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1213076 2025-06-07T15:11:06.100687 application/epub+zip 1224073 2025-06-07T15:10:51.802767 application/epub+zip 392592 2025-06-07T15:10:48.587803 application/epub+zip 1572630 2025-06-07T15:11:14.842621 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1499497 2025-06-07T15:11:02.291666 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 662325 2022-09-08T14:00:16.487019 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 703106 2025-06-07T15:10:42.313775 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 703036 2006-03-13T15:08:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 270113 2006-03-13T15:08:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 703043 2006-03-13T15:08:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 270064 2006-03-13T15:08:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21967 2025-06-07T15:11:15.011659 application/rdf+xml 18491 2025-06-07T15:10:49.267765 image/jpeg 4376 2025-06-07T15:10:48.929752 image/jpeg 1142685 2025-06-07T15:10:44.764758 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia