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Andrew Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie, in 1873, decided that the future of business was in steel manufacturing. He built the J. Edgar Thompson Steel Mill in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and set forth the Carnegie empire. In 1901, Carnegie sold his Carnegie Steel Company and faithfully devoted himself to philanthropic accomplis ....
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.... be it to have contributed to the enlightenment and the joys of the mind...” Carnegie said. Therefore, he put his fortune into education and free access to information through donating gifts to the world- the building of public libraries.
For the most part, Andrew Carnegie’s gifts of libraries to communities was praised. Librarians and associations emphasized the importance and service these gifts had on inactive minds. Carnegie received hundreds of tokens of esteem from people all over the country; He appreciated the gratitude and proudly ....
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