Andrew Carnegie was an intelligent Scottish immigrant that excelled in the steel and oil
industries. He provided our country with inexpensive steel that allowed other industries to
thrive. Carnegie was also a generous and well-known philanthropist.
Andrew Carnegie was born in Dunfermline, Scotland November 25, 1835. His
parents, William and Margaret Carnegie, were impoverished iron mill workers. They
immigrated to the United States in search of employment and opportunities in 1848.
Andrew Carnegie obtained a variety of occupations since his first arrival to
America. His first job, at age thirteen, was a bobbin boy in a local cotton mill. At fifteen,
Carnegie delivered telegrams for the Western Union. This job paid twenty-five dollars a
month, which was considered a phenomenal amount of money at this time. At age 17,
Carnegie had a job with the Pennsylvania Railroad. This job involved sending and
receiving telegrams to benefit each train's safety; he was now......
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