The Gospel of Wealth

About this book

Andrew Carnegie was a dedicated massively successful business man and philanthropist. After accumulating a massive fortune of 480 million in 1901 for selling his Carnegie Steel Company, Carnegie decided to give away 90% of his fortune. Carnegie's massive philanthropic efforts emphasized libraries, world peace, education and scientific research. He build Carnegie Hall and founded Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the Carnegie Institution for Science, the Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland, the Carnegie Hero Fund and many more.