Download or read book Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie written by Andrew Carnegie and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2022-01-04 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book presents Carnegies' memories from his early childhood to the days of his creations, including his overview of significant world events and prognosis for the future, which he saw as very optimistic. A reader learns a lot about Carnegie's childhood, first work, and then first business undertakings, which led him to the position of one of the richest men in the world. The second part of the book "The Gospel of Wealth" is Carnegie's on how the rich should improve society by sharing money for the common good. There he supported the idea of progressive taxation and estate tax and set a fashion for philanthropy.