Andrew Carnegie His Life and Times
The Life and Times of Andrew Carnegie Brett Jackson Andrew Carnegie lived a “Rags to Riches” life. ... He held no bars when it came to running Carnegie steel. His life revolved around the railroad. ... They were the greatest characteristic of the times. In three major ways, Andrew Carnegie’s life reflected the times. ... Carnegie then emigrated to the U. ... Carnegie eventually was to obtain Scott’s job. In 1872, Carnegie visited England, and saw Henry Bessemer’s steel plants. ... In 1875, he opened his first steel mill, and after that his company exploded to become the monopolistic trust known as the Carnegie Steel Corporation. ... The basic plot of Andrew Carnegie’s life was indicative of the times. ... His corporation, Carnegie steel, was very pitiless towards other companies and its workers. ... When another rival mill, the Duquesnes Works, developed a faster, cheaper way to produce steel, Carnegie personally distributed lies about this steel, saying that it lacked “homogeneity,” meaning that it was not smooth enough.