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The life of Andrew Carnegie was one of rags to riches. Born into poverty in Scotland
in 1835, he died one of the richest men in the world in 1911. Undoubtedly, Andrew
Carnegie was one the most influential Americans who lived during the Gilded Age. He ...
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Carnegie, who always seemed to be able to foresee the next “big thing” in business,
was the first industrialist in the United States to adopt the Bessemer Process in steel
production. This enabled ………………………………………………………………..
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Carnegie’s keen business skills helped him to create a monopoly over steel production
in the United States which, in turn, would eventually make him the world’s richest man.
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Carnegie, known for his “Gospel of Wealth,” was also one of the most generous
philanthropists of his era. He used his wealth to …………………………………………..
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