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Andrew Carnegie, one of the top business men in Twentieth century America, went from poverty to a multi-millionaire. Carnegie was born in Dunfermline, Scotland, on November 25, 1835. When he was twelve, Andrew’s family immigrated to the United States. There, Andrew got his first job as a bobbin boy. He was making only $1.20 a week, and his family remained in poverty. Over the next few years, Carnegie worked in the railroad industry. He started to earn more and more money by investing in train cars

FYI Total 6 pages including 1outline, 4pages of essay and 1works cited pages Prabhjot Kaur History 82 24 Sept 2015 The Duty of the Man of Wealth: Two Perspectives on Men of Wealth I. Introduction A. Andrew Carnegie and Working People B. Perspective on Wealth and Living C. Gilded Age D. Thesis: The Gilded Age exchange between Andrew Carnegie and working people’s clarifies wealthy people condescending approach

Chapter 17: Industrial Supremacy Intro: - England had accomplished a manufacturing nation in 100 years – America did it in half of the time - Not as sudden as observers believe – the national had been building a manufacturing economy for a while and industry was well established before the civil war - Many factors contributed to the drastic transformation – the important new technologies from America and Europe - Industrial growth helped the new forms of corporate organization develop and increase

Insert Title later Believe it or not, skyscrapers have only been around since the the late 1880’s. The main reason for this was because the materials used to build buildings at the time could not support the weight of a skyscraper. If people wanted to build taller buildings, they had to use stronger materials that could withstand the weight of the building and keep it from collapsing. At the time, that material was steel, but there was a problem; steel was not mass produced at the time. This

The 1880’s were a period where big industrial leaders expanded their businesses, created new management systems, and plotted how to create the most profit. Someone who was really good at doing this was Andrew Carnegie, leading industrialist in the steel industry. Carnegie grew up very poor but was able to become one of the richest men in the world. You can say he is a prime example of going from “rags to riches.” His workers on the other hand, weren’t going to be able to have the same opportunity

There were 3 significant strikes; the Great Railroad Strike 1877, Homestead Strike 1892, and the Pullman Strike 1894. Each one fighting an unfair inequality against the American citizens and workers. Railroad strike lasted 45 days, causing millions in lost property damage and lost revenue because there was an economic panic around the time to wages being cut. The Homestead strike had to have 300 Pinkerton Guards hired to remove them from Carnegie steal, they were holding

Andrew Carnegie was Scottish immigrant who became one of the most famous businessmen and was a self-made man during the Gilded Age in 1870’s - 1900’s. He grew up poor and worked as a messenger for a local telegraph company until he was noticed by Tom Scott, the president of Pennsylvania Railroad, who later become his mentor and made him the superintendent of his company (Film). With the help of Scott, he later made a fortune in steel company. But, was Andrew Carnegie a hero? Andrew Carnegie was a

The iron industry was and still is now a very important and dangerous industry. It involved very dangerous tasks including mining in enclosed caves. Henry Oliver played a very important role in the iron and mining industry. Hope you enjoy! A man named Henry W. Oliver invested in a failing mining company in the late 1800s. Within a few years, the Oliver mining company was the biggest and the most successful mining business in Minnesota. The company became very rich; lots of money was made. The Oliver

several million dollars to an abundance of organizations, such as, establishing over 2,500 libraries around the globe. Carnegie once said “The man who dies rich, dies disgraced.” when saying this he is referring to greed and how doing contributing acts within the world is far better than keeping money for oneself, this is why Andrew Carnegie is a Captain of Industry like Steve Jobs (Andrew Carnegie History). Steve Jobs much like Andrew Carnegie was one of the richest men in the world due to being

Carnegie County: An Analysis of the History and Legacy of Homestead At the culmination of the nineteenth century in the United States, industrialization was transforming cities at a lightning pace. With a flurry of immigration and expansion, urban populations were multiplying by the decade, at a rate twice the speed of the total American population. In 1860, the city of Chicago had a mere 100,000 residents but by 1890 had exploded to harbor over one million people. Immigration from southern and eastern