Carniege
Doran Ford
Exam 2
Video Essay
Carnegie Video
Richest Man in the World, a PBS video published in 1999, was about the life of Andrew Carnegie. The video talks about everything from his childhood to his rise to power and wealth, to his ventures in philanthropy. It presents a balanced view of the man, portraying him in both positive and negative ways.
Andrew Carnegie was born in Dunfermline, Scotland in the year 1835. His father owned several handlooms and made a good living from his weaving early on. The industrial revolution brought the power loom and put Andrew's father out of business. For a time, Andrew's mother provided for the family. She organized the family to move to Pittsburgh in 1848, where they would try to start again. Andrew Carnegie's family began its life in Pittsburgh in a shantytown. After only five years of education, at age thirteen, Andrew took a job working twelve hours a day stoking boilers. He hated the job. It gave him nightmares. Soon he......
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