Andrew Carnegie: Captain Of Industry

Andrew Carnegie was born in Dunfermline, Scotland. His family moved to the states when he was in his teens. He had many jobs working on the railroad, starting at the bottom by working for people, but soon made his way into a steel tycoon. Carnegie owned the Carnegie Steel Corporation, which it was known as the largest of its kind in the world. Just like Andrew did, he believes that children should not start out with a bunch of money. They should have to learn and work their way up to become as great as him. He thinks this because it is what he did. It teaches children lessons about their lives and it will help them understand the world later on in life. Andrew wanted to become a wealthy businessman and that is just what he did. While becoming this tycoon, who did he help? And who did he leave behind? Carnegie did believe in helping people that need it, but was very cautious when it came to giving. That is because he believed that people should only receive help if they can help themselves as
I believe this because because he used his success to help others. Carnegie was a very wealthy man and knew how to run a business. He is willing to give back to those who work for it. By Carnegie creating more business it's have more jobs to the community. It also brought new technology, and a new way of life. Andrew offered jobs to those who were willing to work, he even offered housing to some of his workers. That helped the workers and their families. I can see where people could find him as a Robber Baron, because he was unfair to the safety of his employees. They had poor working and breathing conditions. They also had to work very hard for very little pay. Carnegie like to give back to the people but he wanted recognition for everything he put his money to. Besides all of these, Carnegie was really just trying to help the economy and the community at the same time. So that is what makes him a Captain of