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Andrew Carnegie

David Nasaw

Biography

Nasaw's authoritative life of Carnegie from Scottish immigrant bobbin-boy to the world's richest man and then the world's greatest philanthropist, set against the brutal rise of American industrial capitalism. Munger studied Carnegie alongside the Mellons as exemplars of how first-generation industrialists built durable institutions from scratch.

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  • Charlie Munger

    Munger studied Carnegie alongside the Mellons as first-generation industrialists who built durable institutions and then gave them away—biographies of practical builders rather than mere speculators.

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