Meet You in Hell: Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick, and the Bitter Partnership That Transformed America
Written by Les Standiford
Narrated by John Dossett
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It is a fitting epitaph. Set against the backdrop of the Gilded Age, a time when Horatio Alger preached the gospel of upward mobility and expansionism went hand in hand with optimism, Meet You in Hell is a classic tale of two men who embodied the best and worst of American capitalism. Standiford conjures up the majesty and danger of steel manufacturing, the rough-and-tumble of late-nineteenth-century big business, and the fraught relationship of "the world's richest man" and the ruthless coke magnate to whom he entrusted his companies. Enamored of Social Darwinism, the emerging school of thought that applied the notion of survival of the fittest to human society, both Carnegie and Frick would introduce revolutionary new efficiencies and meticulous cost control to their enterprises, and would quickly come to dominate the world steel market.
But their partnership had a dark side, revealed most starkly by their brutal handling of the Homestead Steel Strike of 1892. When Frick, acting on Carnegie's orders to do whatever was necessary, unleashed three hundred Pinkerton detectives, the result was the deadliest clash between management and labor in U.S. history. WHILE BLOOD FLOWED, FRICK SMOKED ran one newspaper headline. The public was outraged. An anarchist tried to assassinate Frick. Even today, the names Carnegie and Frick cannot be uttered in some union-friendly communities.
Resplendent with tales of backroom chicanery, bankruptcy, philanthropy, and personal idiosyncrasy, Meet You in Hell is a fitting successor to Les Standiford's masterly Last Train to Paradise. Artfully weaving the relationship of these titans through the larger story of a young nation's economic rise, Standiford has created an extraordinary work of popular history.
From the Hardcover edition.
Les Standiford
Les Standiford is the bestselling author of twenty books and novels, including the John Deal mystery series, and the works of narrative history The Man Who Invented Christmas (a New York Times Editors’ Choice) and Last Train to Paradise. He is the director of the creative writing program at Florida International University in Miami, where he lives with his wife, Kimberly, a psychotherapist and artist. Visit his website at www.les-standiford.com.
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Reviews for Meet You in Hell
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The narrator's voice was so smooth and enjoyable to hear but, what I found most interesting was the in-depth telling of Frick and Carnegie. In school ( both high and college ) I was taught about these two but mostly zoned into the riot. It makes me feel better knowing more about the past of these two and the drama that they had to live through. All in all a well written book!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Interesting story on how the steel mills of Pittsburgh came to be so important in American history the unions the 8 hour workday so there are some fascinating facts and stories.Narrator has a great voice
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Marginally interesting. It goes off the rails in the last chapter with piano music over social commentary.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I was looking for something historical that had a great story. I was not disappointed. This book was both well written and narrated. Great find.