A man of Scotland, a distinguished citizen of the United States, and a
             philanthropist devoted to the betterment of the world around him,
             Andrew Carnegie became famous at the turn of the twentieth century
             and became a real life rags to riches story. Born in Dunfermline,
             Scotland, on November 25, 1835, Andrew Carnegie entered the world
             in poverty. The son of a hand weaver, Carnegie received his only
             formal education during the short time between his birth and his
             move to the United States. When steam machinery for weaving came
             into use, Carnegie's father sold his looms and household goods,
             sailing to America with his wife and two sons. At this time, Andrew
             was twelve, and his brother, Thomas, was five. Arriving into New York
             on August 14, 1848, aboard the Wiscasset from Glasgow, the
             Carnegies wasted little time settling in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania,
             a suburb of Pittsburgh, where relatives already existed and were there
             to provide help. Allegheny City provided Carnegie's first job, as a
             bobbin boy in a cotton factory, working for $1.20 a week. His father
             also worked there while his mother bound shoes at home, making a
             miniscule amount of money. Although the Carnegies lacked in money,
             they abounded in ideals and training for their children. At age 15,
             Carnegie became a telegraph messenger boy in Pittsburgh. He learned
             to send and decipher telegraphic messages and became a telegraph
             operator at the age of 17. Carnegie's next job was as a railroad clerk,
             working for the Pennsylvania Railroad. He worked his way up the
             ladder, through his dedication and honest desire to succeed, to
             become train dispatcher and then division manager. At this time,
             young Carnegie, age 24, had already made some small investments
             that laid the foundations of his what would be tremendous fortune.
             One of these investments was the purchase of stock in the Woodruff
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