Born on November 25th, 1835 was industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie (Biography.com Editors). He was raised by his mother, Margaret Morrison Carnegie and his father, William Carnegie. Andrew grew up with his brother Thomas in Dunfermline, Scotland, the center of the linen industry (American Experience). Carnegie’s father was a weaver, and his mother had owned a small grocery store in which she mended shoes at (American Experience). With that being said, the Carnegie family lived a happy stable life. It wasn’t until the year 1847 when that all changed.
In 1847, the invention of steam powered looms became prevalent in in Dunfermline, Scotland (American Experience). With the upcoming of this invention, it made loom weavers very expendable and left many of them out of work. The Carnegie had to abandon their happy stable life for a life of poverty and despair.…show more content… Upon their arrival to America, they met with Andrew’s two aunts and settled in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (American Experience). In the years to come, Carnegie is seen to move up the ladder of success rapidly. Just weeks after their move to America, Carnegie’s received his first job in a factory, earning $1.20 a week. Just shy of a year after that, Carnegie began his second job as a telegraph messenger. When he worked as a messenger, he did everything in his ability to make his job and growth of knowledge priorities. He even set up to make deliveries at night so he could stay out to watch plays (American Experience). He continued to work hard and maintain a healthy amount voluntary education to prosper and grow. It only took Carnegie a year to move higher up in the telegraph industry, beginning his third job as a telegraph operator (Biography.com Editors). After a mere two years after his telegraph operator position, he snagged a job at the Pennsylvania
