Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie

Carnegie, A. Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie. Houghton Mifflin. Available here.

Memoir detailing the life of the Scottish-American industrialist Andrew Carnegie, who rose from poverty to become a leading figure in the steel industry and donated much of his wealth to charitable causes. He wrote the book himself, and provides insights into his early life, his genuinely positive outlook on life, interactions with collaborators and strangers, business ventures, and later philanthropic endeavours.