Andrew Carnegie: The Self-Made Ideal.

This lecture examines the notion of the “self-made man” as it pervaded Gilded Age America. Investigate why this idea took on unprecedented popularity in the 19th century, how it was strongly promoted by figures from Horatio Alger to Andrew Carnegie, and explore how the ideal became entwined with soc...

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Corporate Authors:	Great Courses (Firm),$4dst, Kanopy (Firm),$4dst
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English
Published:	[San Francisco, California, USA] : The Great Courses, 2015. Kanopy Streaming, 2016.
Subjects:	History, Modern. North American Studies Internet videos. North American Studies. Educational films.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video