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Andrew Carnegie and the Rise of Big Business by William Olsen
... Pennsylvania Railroad. Scott took Carnegie in as his personal secretary, where Carnegie experienced industry first hand. Ever eager ... . Because of a decline of weavers and the rise of textile factories, the Carnegie family moved to the United States. Andrew' ...
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Pope Clement XI
... of Vicar of St. Peters, and then later promoted to Secretary of Papal Briefs. As this job required an extensive knowledge of Latin ... recognized Phillip V as king of Spain, but when Leopolds successor, Joseph I, invaded the Papal States, the pope was ...
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A short informative/biography about Andrew Carnegie
... secretary and telegrapher to the railroad official Thomas Alexander Scott. Carnegie advanced by successive promotions until he was superintendent of the Pittsburgh division of ...
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Florence Nightingale: Her life and dedication
... Secretary at War contacted Florence regarding her taking a party of nurses to the hospitals of the British Army. An article was written and published in October of ...
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Bruce Chatwin
... secretary. She came from a distinguished, rich, and eccentric family descended from the Laughlin steel fortune. Her fathers mother was a friend of ... and the United States, but he never stopped wandering. Nor did he slow his need for conquests of both sexes, ...
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