Andrew Carnegie: American Industrialist and Philanthropist

After reading and reviewing "The Life of Andrew Carnegie," a magnificent biography of the industrialist and philanthropist by Burton J. Hendrick and the "Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie" edited by John C. Van Dyke, it seemed appropriate to set up a home page for these reviews and other works by "Andy."

If anyone had used the term “capitalist” in reference to Henry Ford of Ford Motor Company, he would have been offended to the point of apoplexy. Andrew Carnegie most likely would have wondered at the individual’s ignorant usage of the term and quickly corrected the person with a simple statement:

" I am not a capitalist. I'm an industrialist. I am building something to last.”

Andrew Carnegie was the builder of U.S. Steel Corporation, not J. P. Morgan, and even though the great steel manufacturer is no longer around to guide today’s business leaders, his spirit and his insights live in his biographies, an autobiography, speeches, press interviews and published articles.

​Even as his words have become more electronically accessible with the modern-day internet, his thoughts are the internet's equivalent of little-referenced manuscripts gathering dust on a bookshelf. Unfortunately, his talent, business skills, and humanity are less in vogue with today's chief executive officers. We need to blow the dust off these old biographies, books and publications.

​If you care to learn more, select the image above or one of the links provided below.

Cheers,

- Peter E.

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Andrew Carnegie Home Page

American Industrialist's Home Page