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 ...

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 ...

In 1904, 180 Americans were trapped by fire in a Pennsylvania coal mine. Two heroes went in to save them, but the rescuers and all but one of the miners perished. Still, that act of heroism touched ...

Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Co. 1920. 8vo, xiv+385 pp. Illustrated. $6.00. DR. HOLMES’S familiar parable of the Three Johns may be applied with great aptness to the whole art of biography.

Dunfermline, 1835-1848 -- To America, 1848-1855 -- Upward bound, 1853-1859 -- War and riches, 1860-1865 -- Branching out, 1865-1866 -- A man of energy, 1867-1868 -- "Mr. Carnegie is now 35 years of ...

Benzinga takes a look back at a notable market-related moment that occurred on this date. What Happened? On Nov. 25, 1835, steel magnate Andrew Carnegie was born. Where The Market Was: Carnegie's ...