Title: Andrew Carnegie and his life Category:History / North American History Details: Words: 936 | Pages: 4.0 (approximately 235 words/page)
Andrew Carnegie and his life
Lance Brumfield
Ms. Deck
American History
7th period
Andrew Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie was born in Scotland in 1835. He was the son of a weaver and a radical political figure. After power looms began to replace hand weaving the family decide it was time to move. His father taught Carnegie of political and economic equality. Then, when he moved to American in 1848, he was determined to change his family's social standing. They were able to come to America by selling all their belongings and borrowing more …showed first 85 words of 936 total…
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…showed last 85 words of 936 total…bravery. The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching provides pensions to college professors. The Endowment for International Peace works to end war. The Carnegie Corporation of New York provides funds to educational institutions and to organizations that conduct research on educational and public affairs. By the time of his death in 1919 he had given away over three hundred fifty thousand dollars. Which is more than three billion today.
Works Cited
www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/carnegie/sfeature.html
www.clpgh.org/exhibit/carnegie.html.
