![The Gospel of Wealth The Gospel of Wealth DVD case](https://www.mp3audiobookclassics.com/image/cache/catalog/covers_72/ghi/Gospel_of_Wealth/Gospel_of_Wealth_DVD_cover_72-480x480.jpg)
The Gospel of Wealth
Andrew Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie, an immigrant from Dunfermline, Scotland with only a grammar-school education, amassed a fortune in the steel industry the 1800’s to become the richest American in history. Yet Carnegie believed strongly that the wealthy should live modestly, without ostentation, and devote their energies after achieving wealth to finding ways to invest their “surplus wealth” in ways that benefit the public. Historically, private fortunes were handed down to heirs, with bequests to the state for public purposes as well. Carnegie observed that fortunes were often squandered in self-indulgent extravagance and irresponsible spending and felt such funds would be better put to use to help the poor help themselves and reduce the stratification of the classes. He favored a system of progressive inheritance taxes to help facilitate this distribution, but also felt the best results would be achieved when those that had made the fortunes turned their attention to investing their capital in charitable enterprises that they controlled and even managed. He initially published his controversial ideas in the North American Review 1880 in an article entitled “Wealth”. It was later re-titled “The Gospel of Wealth” and published in the Pall Mall Gazette in 1889. It has become the foundation document that sets forth much of the thinking behind philanthropy since his time. It has been called the ‘urtext’ of modern philanthropy by Benjamin Soskis, a historian of philanthropy. The article appears here in two versions. The first is a new reading and the second is recording of Carnegie himself.
Play sample:
Product Details
Read by: | D. S. Harvey, Andrew Carngie |
Length: | 39 minutes |
Type: | Solo readings |
Media: | MP3 CD |
Package: | DVD case |
Item No.: | DB-5003 |
EAN: | 0682550991337 |
List Price: | $8.99 |
Credits
Production
Produced by: D. S. Harvey
Artwork
Cover: Portrait of Andrew Carnegie, 1905, painter unknown. National Portrait Gallery.
Inset: Andrew Carnegie's philanthropy as golden shower. Puck magazine cartoon by Louis Dalrymple, 1903
Inset: Andrew Carnegie circa 1878 From Project Gutenberg's Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie
DVD background image: Carnegie Hall, New York City, May 10, 2010 by David Samuel
CD background image: Background image: Carnegie Hall, New York City, 1895, Byron Bros., New York
The Recordings
About MP3 Audio
This MP3 digital audiobook is duplicated on compact disc in the MP3 audio format and is designed to play on any computer. It will play on CD and DVD players that are designed with MP3 capability. The files contained in an MP3 CD can be imported and played on mobile devices such as the iPod, iPhone, iPad, Android tablets and smart phones and on PSP (Play Station Portable) and PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) devices. Your CD/DVD player or mobile device owner’s manual should specify whether the device has MP3 compatibility. If the device is not directly compatible with the MP3 Audio format, the files on the MP3 CD can be copied onto a computer drive and then played on the computer media player or transferred to a mobile device.
The Recordings
These recordings were made using the author’s original published work, which is in the public domain. The readings were recorded by members of Librivox.org, which has generously made the recordings available to the public domain. While Librivox condones the sale and distribution of these recordings, it is not associated with the management or operations of MP3 Audiobook Classics. The audio files have been lightly edited and have been engineered using professional audio tools for maximum sonic quality. We spend considerable time and effort to ensure the recordings are free of noise, equalized for maximum listener pleasure, and that tracks are leveled and normalized to provide a consistent listening experience.
Table of Contents
Track | Section | Duration |
1 | The Gospel of Wealth | 33:12 |
2 | The Gospel of Wealth - Andrew Carnegie | 5:54 |
Terms and Conditions
Terms of Sale
|
Payments |
Shipping |
Returns |