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Book SynopsisIn The Tycoon and the Bard, well-known Scots actor and Burns expert John Cairney tells the story of how the richest man in the world was inspired by Scotland’s greatest poet.
Cairney concentrates on the life of Scottish American industrialist Andrew Carnegie, arguing that the ideas of the romantic Scottish poet Robert Burns formed a strong influence on Carnegie from his early education to the end of his life.
The Tycoon and the Bard shows the connections between these two great Scots, revealing unexpected aspects of each man’s life and drawing out the chain of influence that Burns’ poetry had on Carnegie’s social beliefs about fortune, fate and fairness.
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Table of ContentsAcknowledgements
Preface
The Tycoon and The Bard: Andrew Carnegie and Robert Burns
Humble Beginnings
Inner Circles
Homestead Strikes
Carnegie the Autodidact
Carnegie on Burns
A Natural Businessman
Travel for Carnegie and Burns
The Rise of Andrew Carnegie
Married Life
Andrew Carnegie’s Philanthropy
Carnegie’s Death and Legacy
A Personal Reflection – John Cairney
Genius Illustrated from Burns – Andrew Carnegie
Address by Andrew Carnegie at the unveiling of a statue to Burns,erected by the citizens of Montrose 1912
Timeline: The Philanthropy of Andrew Carnegie
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