Andrew Carnegie's Contribution To America

Triumphantly surpassing a poor childhood, Andrew Carnegie became the richest man in knowledge and wealth. Along with his fame came infinite philanthropy and his charitable heart kept giving. Carnegie no longer lives, but his impact on the United States of America in terms of how he changed average lives, as well as the mark he left in the world will forever reign.
In light of the fact that walking past him in early years, a person would think that Carnegie was just a simple, poor Irish boy, inside was a hard worker with incredible drive and outstanding ability to learn any skill he set his mind to. Because of his relentless drive, he soon transformed into one of the richest men in history. Carnegie demonstrated his want to work by having his first job at a bobbin factory for one dollar and twenty cents a week. Despite never receiving a formal education, Carnegie demonstrated his immense respect of knowledge by dedicating himself to learning on his own through books and observation. Among some of his favorite works of literature were essays, biographies, American history books, and Shakespearean plays. He would often go to the library and bury himself in books, filling his head with all sorts of knowledge. Along with diving into literature, Carnegie would spend most of his time working to …show more content…
He strove to be excellent and quite frankly achieved it. He gave people the same opportunities he was given. One of his greatest marks was his Gospel of Wealth article which illustrated the idea that it is the responsibility of the wealthy to give to the poor. The idea alone created a new type of wealthy citizen. As distributor of wealth, Carnegie urged his other wealthy friends to share similar ideals but some were reluctant (Dictionary of American Biography 451,