Andrew Carnegie was one of the most influential and successful individuals of the late 1800s and early 1900s. He had a huge impact among the middle and working classes. His determination to achieve his dream of becoming a successful individual would bear fruit. To many, Andrew Carnegie is known as the “Patron Saint of Libraries” for his numerous donations of libraries to various institutions and cities. Andrew Carnegie is very interesting to me because of the obstacles and situations he had to overcome to obtain his vast fortune, which he courageously donated to various causes to improve the lifestyles of people as disadvantaged as he was as a young man. age. Even though his parents worked, they faced a series of conflicts throughout their lives, from economic to political and social. Their ability to give Andrew Carnegie and his brother the encouragement to become something was all they needed. Throughout his life, Andrew Carnegie experienced many things, and those experiences shaped who he became: a wealthy and kind philanthropist. Him ...