Description
Andrew Carnegie – Businessman of Steel is the biography of Andrew Carnegie, a Scottish-born American industrialist, businessman, major philanthropist and the founder of Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Steel Company which later became U.S. Steel. Carnegie is known for having built one of the most powerful and influential corporations in United States history and, later in his life, gave away most of his riches to fund the establishment of many libraries, schools, and universities in America, Scotland and other countries throughout the world. Steel was where Carnegie found his fortune. In the 1870s, he founded the Carnegie Steel Company, a step which cemented his name as one of the Captains of Industry. By the 1890s, the company was the largest and most profitable industrial enterprise in the world. Carnegie spent his last years as a philanthropist. Andrew Carnegie – Businessman of Steel is highly recommended for those interested in learning more about this important business leader.
