Andrew Carnegie (eng. Andrew Carnegie, November 25, 1835 - August 11, 1919) was an American entrepreneur, one of the richest people in the world, the founder of a steel empire, a philanthropist who donated 90% of his fortune to charity.< p>Carnegie made his fortune in the steel industry, controlling the most extensive steel operations in the US. In the early 70s. XIX century, he met Henry Bessemer, the inventor of the converter method of steel production. Ever since Carnegie, he has been buying up old ironworks and converting them into steelworks. After 6 years, he was able to buy Homestead Steel Works for $1 million, thereby gaining control of 25% of the country's steel and iron production.In the late 1880s, the Carnegie Steel Company became the largest producer of iron and steel rails, the production potential of which was about 2,000 tons of metal per day. Carnegie used the best US deposits. Its workers worked 12 hours a day without breaks and days off. By the way, it was at his plant that the largest strike in the history of the country took place.The last brilliant business operation of the founder of the Carnegie Steel Company was its virtuoso sale in 1901. John Rockefeller offered $100 million for it and a $1.5 million advance. But through figureheads, Carnegie managed to take him out of the game. Following this, he announced the start of construction of his own railroad to the north of the United States (which was pure bluff). Such construction did not suit John Morgan, who, in turn, also offered Carnegie to buy his factories. This time the price reached $480 million, which Morgan immediately agreed to.Here is the full version of Andrew Carnegie's book "The Story of My Life". We decided to publish his work in its entirety, because we are sure that after reading you will certainly want to get to know the life of this legendary businessman firsthand. Read with pleasure!