Andrew is born in Dunfermline, Scotland, to Margaret and Will Carnegie. Will Carnegie is a skilled weaver, and the Carnegies are one of many working-class families in Dunfermline. A younger son ...

Andrew Carnegie’s life, if conceived by an imaginative novelist, would be difficult to believe. It is perhaps the greatest example of an individual rising from “rags to riches” via talent ...

Mark Twain-1871 Andrew Carnegie, 1910. Library of Congress During ... While the rich wore diamonds, many wore rags. In 1890, 11 million of the nation's 12 million families earned less than $ ...