Why Is Andrew Carnegie Important

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Andrew Carnegie, also known as the king of steel, was arguably one of the richest men in the Industrial era. Andrew was a leading industrialist with his development of Carnegie Steel, and also a well known philanthropist, for the amount of public work he did to help make the United States a better place. Throughout Carnegie’s life he worked many different jobs to help him establish a businessmen’s mind set, which helped make him become one of the greatest success stories of American history.

Carnegie was born in Dunfermline, Scotland, and emigrated to the United States in 1848 at the age of 13. His family sailed the seven-week-long voyage to America, aboard the S.V. Wiscasset. During his early years, Carnegie did not attend school in the United States but worked full time as a “bobbin-boy” in a cotton gin on the outside of Pittsburgh. Working for a mere $1.20 a week, young Carnegie tended to bookkeeping, changing cotton spools, and even ran a steam engine that

But even though Carnegie was set for the rest of his life, at the age of 65 he took on the roll of a true philanthropist. Although in his early years he did establish libraries and things of that nature, Carnegie began to donate millions of dollars to public works. He established universities, foundations for educators, and persuade the Carnegie Endowment of International Peace. Andrew Carnegie is seen as an amazing public figure do his involvement in the community.

The “King of Steel,” or Andrew Carnegie is seen and forever will be as one of the greatest industrialist of American history. From his work as a businessman to his community involvement as a great philanthropist, Carnegie really set the bar to living the “American Dream” of being a successful