#308 Andrew Carnegie and New York's Public Libraries
The Bowery Boys: New York City History ›1:01:07 | Jan 23rd, 2020
EPISODE 308 In the final decades of his life, steel tycoon Andrew Carnegie -- one of the richest Americans to ever live -- began giving his money away. The Scots American had worked his way up from...Show More
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epekilis recommended:Nov 1st, 2021
This story is about so much more than the legacy of the Carnegie Libraries. It really resonates with the moral and ethical debates we are having today about the phenomenon of billionaire saviours who justify extreme societal inequities by engaging in genuinely valuable social philanthropy which the...Show More
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