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by David Nasaw David Nasaw’s Andrew Carnegie is a massive (over thirty hours of listening) and monumental work, all needed, to capture the life of one of America’s best know entrepreneurs. Nasaw drew on many sources to compile Carnegie’s biography, but omitted some of the better know stories told by other biographers because he could not confirm their authenticity. He uncovered new material that better humanizes Carnegie, especially his relations with his wife and mother. The contradictions of Carnegie’s life, his ruthless pursuit of wealth and his unethical labor practices juxtaposed against his equally obsessive desire to give his money away don’t seem to be resolved, but are left as a uniquely Carnegie trait. Many of the people who benefited from his philanthropy, as they used his libraries and other public facilities, were the same people who suffered from his ruthless business practices. Carnegie’s rise to power and wealth is even more remarkable when one considers his meager beginning - coming to America in 1848 at the age of twelve with an aimless father and an industrious mother. This is a fine biography and and well worth reading, but if you get the MP3 edition, be sure any device you plan to listen to it on other than your computer can handle MP3 CDs. On the other hand, MP3s greatly reduce the number of CDs to deal with. Andrew Carnegie is an enjoyable and inspiring (yet at times disturbing) read. |
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Andrew Carnegie