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”.

Often away for trips, Carnegie knew his mother could be cared for by hotel staff, a luxury that the matriarch in the family enjoyed fully. Andrew sometimes expressed a desire to have his own ...

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