Meet You in Hell: Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick, and the Bitter Partnership that Transformed America Audiobook

" Good. like AC/DC gets lost in the chronology at the end. "

" A great companion to any biography of Carnegie or Frick. I felt like I was watching a soap opera. A really enjoyable book. "

" Mo money, mo problems, mo exploited workers. "

" Andrew Carnegie, you complicated figure. Inspired to read because of History channel's Men Who Built America series. I appreciate that the author strove for a balanced account of the events of Homestead and Carnegie and Frick's partnership, more so than the TV show. A rather important time that gets overlooked being sandwiched between the Civil War and WWI. Well researched and a solid narrator. "

" A good easy read for basic knowledge of the relationship between two of the most powerful business men from the gilded age. A must read for those living in the rough blue collar Mon River Valley. Carnegie's first mill, Edgar Thomson Works, continues to make steel today. The book gives the reader a look into "the best and worst of times." "

" This book was SLOW!!! Interesting story but the author did a poor job...too wordy. "

" Spoiler Alert: Neither of them were particularly nice guys. "

" Wonderful read - although the author was not a historian, I felt it was well written and accurate. "

" This book is for anyone who wants to know more about the titans of business in the late 19th C. They became as rich as Bill Gates today! Very interesting. "

" Facinating story, one that I had never heard. The author does a pretty good job staying neutral, not siding with the workers, or the owners. The writing was a little dry, but hey its a book about business. "

" Stalled on this one when I picked up other things for book club, but really was enjoying the look at two of America's greatest industrialists. Will just finished it and really liked it. "

" What a great book about the tycoons of that era and their ruthless pursuit for power and money. Strong recommendation from me. "

" Well researched and intriguing story between 2 powerful men, but lacks a certain lasting punch. "

" Really concise account of Carnegie's rise in the business world, the making of steel/iron, the workingman's conditions, and the strike at Homestead works in Pittsburgh. I didn't know ANY of this history, besides knowing Carnegie's name, so this was really insightful and interesting. "

" One book by Les Standiford will lead you to another book by Les Standiford. One can't resist his quirky call. A nice small-scaled study of these two outsized characters -- bastards both, though Carnegie managed to do a lot of postumous mopping up of his mess. "

" This book was a little anticlimactic in regards to the Carnegie/Frick relationship but the story of the strike was well done. If I could, I would give this book 3.5 stars. "

" Oddly bad, in that the writing is good but the point that the author is trying to make unclear. At points he seems to say that the Homestead strike caused the falling out between Carnegie & Frick, but his own chronology of the partnership suggests otherwise "

" Growing up in Pennsylvania, I know the names Carnegie and Frick, but had no idea they were connected in business. I think I'm going to like it. I'll let you know! "

" Excellent profiles of two of the richest, most powerful men who rode the crest of America's "Golden Age" right over the bodies of the Homewood strikers, among others. Portrait of unbridled greed and its rationalizations. "

" nonfiction reading lie a novel. interesting picture of robber barons. "

" Incredibly well written. It really paints a vivid picture of the complex relationship between Carnegie and Frick, and how these two great business titans created the Steel industry in America, and the American Economy as a world power. "

" An interesting discussion of the mergers that became US Steel and the men who made them and what ha[[ened to their relationship. "

" Growing up in Pennsylvania, I know the names Carnegie and Frick, but had no idea they were connected in business. I think I'm going to like it. I'll let you know! "

" nonfiction reading lie a novel. interesting picture of robber barons. "

" Very interesting topic. Writing was good, but not great. "

" Carnegie vs Frick vs steel workers. An engaging overview of the wild days of American capitalism and how greed has its consequences. "

" Enlightening but should be contrastd to the story of George Westinghouse and his treatment of the workers who contributed to the progress and success of this era. "

" Continued fuel for my distaste with Corporate America. "

" Standiford links the events of the late 19th century to today. As someone originally from western Pennsylvania, this book is all the more relevant. Both the facts and the human side of the early steel and coke industries are part of this story. "

" Oddly bad, in that the writing is good but the point that the author is trying to make unclear. At points he seems to say that the Homestead strike caused the falling out between Carnegie & Frick, but his own chronology of the partnership suggests otherwise "

" Mo money, mo problems, mo exploited workers. "

" I enjoy history, that's why I chose this book but I found it a little dry. Didn't really go into the personal character of Carnegie or Frick. "

" One book by Les Standiford will lead you to another book by Les Standiford. One can't resist his quirky call. A nice small-scaled study of these two outsized characters -- bastards both, though Carnegie managed to do a lot of postumous mopping up of his mess. "