Andrew Carnegie Andrew Carnegie The Rise of Big Business Andrew Carnegie was born in Dumferline, Scotland, in November of 1935. His parents were Will and Margaret Carnegie. He also had a brother, Tom. The main income for the geographic location where he grew up was weaving linen. The people who engaged in this type of employment considered this an art since it had relatively unchanged since medieval times. Andrew's father was one of those craftsmen. Since …
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…in Jan. of 1901, Carnegie decided to sell out. He sold his company to J.P.Morgan for $480,000,000. The sale of this company was combined with another company to become Un! ited States Steel. Much of his fortune was given away in the years that followed. This gave him inner peace. He gave libraries, church organs, and founded institutes and established schools. He passed away on August 11, 1919; and he had given it all away ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**