This week on The Life of X, we discuss the life of Andrew Carnegie. Born in Dunfermline, Scotland in 1835, Carnegie is best known as a titan of industry, literary figure, and philanthropist in the United States.
This week we discuss:
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Family and early life in Dunfermline
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Coming to America
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Mag Carnegie joins the LoX Hall of Amazing Mothers
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Andrew’s rise meteoric rise from bobbin boy to Superintendent of Pittsburgh Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad by 24.
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Andrew’s “heroic” role in the Civil War
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William Coleman, and making lake-loads of money at Oil Creek
Be sure to tune in next week for The Life of Andrew Carnegie (Part 2)!
Based primarily on: Andrew Carnegie - by David Nasaw
Episode Artwork by Caricatures by Paris