One of the captains of industry of 19th century America, Andrew Carnegie helped build the formidable American steel industry, a process that turned a poor young man into the richest man in the world.
ANDREW CARNEGIE was born on November 25, 1835, the son of a hand-loom weaver of Dunfermline. A centenary commemorative volume bears the title “Andrew Carnegie: the Trusts and their Work”.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Carnegie (Louise Whitfield Carnegie) and Margaret Carnegie, Chicago, Illinois. Chicago Daily News, 1910. Courtesy: The Library of Congress Many influences carved Carnegie's ...