1835-1919

Biography of nineteenth-century philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, tracing his path from poverty to great wealth, providing information about some of the important historical events that occurred during his lifetime, and discussing how he used his money to support education through a library building program.

A biography of the Scottish immigrant who made a fortune in the steel industry and used much of it for philanthropic causes.

A biography of the Scottish immigrant who became the richest man in the world for his time, due to his involvements in the railroad, telegraph, iron, and steel; and who before he died disposed of the bulk of his fortune in philanthropic ways, feeling that a man who died with his fortune intact died disgraced.

Presents an analysis of how Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Jay Gould, and J.P. Morgan revolutionized the American economy during the Industrial Age, and discusses how each built their empires, the competition among them, and their influence on society.

Chronicles the rags-to-riches tale of a Scottish immigrant who used most of the millions he earned as a steel tycoon to set up a fund for the advancement of science, education, and peace.

Presents a comprehensive history of Andrew Carnegie and Henry Clay Frick, and describes their early partnership as heads of the largest steel mill in American and the 1892 steelworker's strike that transformed that relationship into a bitter feud that lasted over twenty years.

Chronicles the events surrounding the 1892 Homestead Steel Strike, in which two of the nation's most powerful businessmen, Andrew Carnegie and Henry C. Frick, were pitted against the workers in their steel mill.

Chronicles the life of industrialist Andrew Carnegie, discussing his childhood, various careers, involvement with politics, success in business, and philanthropy.

Presents a biography of nineteenth-century steel mogul, Andrew Carnegie, and describes his early childhood in Scotland, arrival in America, work on the railroad, and the events that made him a millionaire in the steel industry.

A biography of the Scottish immigrant who made a fortune in the steel industry and used much of it for philanthropic causes.