Andrew Caregie had truly an amazing story. He grew up in a very poor family in Scotland. "I began to learn what poverty meant it was a burn into my heart that my father had to beg for work." Carnigie wrote. This was not how he wanted to live his life. His mother was scared of their poverty and borrowed 20 lbs so they could travel to America. When they first arrived Andrew was a bobbin boy but would take whatever job he could get. Eventually people started realizing how hard of a worker he was. Soon Carnigie worked on replacing a wood bridge into a steel bridge and earned more money than he could have imagined. After that his career really took off. He worked with Bessemer on converting iron to steel. In 1873 he invested in devolpment of the 1st steel mill in America. By 1900, Carnigie steel produced more metal than Great Britain.
Andrew Carnigie's story was inspiring. After he lived such a hard life and watch his father struggle. He knew he could do something better. I thought it was amazing how hard he worked on what he did, not even dreaming he could get that much money. He didn't follow his fathers career but went on a path of his own. Most all sources say he went from "rags to riches", but I agree with this completley.
Sources
PBS 1
New World Encyclopedia
PBS 2
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