Andrew Carnegie (Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult Biography Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Clara Ingram Judson
- First Published: 1964
- Time of Work: 1835–1919
- Setting: Scotland, Pennsylvania, and New York
- Principal Characters: Andrew Carnegie, Margaret Morrison Carnegie, Tom Carnegie, George Lauder, Thomas A. Scott, Henry Clay Frick, Louise Whitfield Carnegie
- Genres: Nonfiction, Biography
- Subjects: Nineteenth century, American Dream, Immigration or emigration, Business or business people, Wealth, Biography, Philanthropy or philanthropists, Steel
- Locales: New York, Pennsylvania, Scotland
Form and Content
The opening chapter of Clara Ingram Judson’s Andrew Carnegie introduces young Andrew (or Andra, as he was known by his family) and the childhood home in Dunfermline, Scotland, that was always dear to him. The following thirteen chapters present, in chronological order, the events in Carnegie’s life. Chapter titles such as “Telegraph Boy” and “Iron” summarize the emphasis of the period.
When machine weaving ended the profitability of the hand weaving trade. William and Margaret Carnegie, with their two sons, Andrew and Tom, immigrated...
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