Fact checked by Suzanne KvilhaugReviewed by Margaret JamesFact checked by Suzanne KvilhaugReviewed by Margaret James Andrew Carnegie may not be a well-known figure anymore but there's a very good ...

At a time when America struggled -- often violently -- to sort out the competing claims of democracy and individual gain, Carnegie championed both. He saw himself as a hero of working people, yet he ...

Steel magnate Andrew Carnegie donated millions to build libraries all over the world, including in Cincinnati. Nine Carnegie libraries were built in Cincinnati from 1906 to 1915. Carnegie-funded ...

Andrew Carnegie sold his steel company, Carnegie Steel, to J.P. Morgan for $480 million in 1901. According to the Carnegie Corporation, Carnegie's personal peak wealth was about $380 million, or ...