Andrew Carnegie : prince of steel

Andrew Carnegie : prince of steel / Jaffe Productions in association with Hearst Entertainment Television for A & E Network ; executive producer, Bob Jaffe ; produced by Rick Davis ; A & E executive producer, Michael Cascio.

Traces the life of Andrew Carnegie, who went from being a poor Scottish immigrant to a fabled man of wealth. Carnegie built a fortune by amassing stock in the growth industries of trains and steel, then started sharing it. Today libraries, concert halls, and universities across the United States hav...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Davis, Rick (Screenwriter)
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: [New York] : A & E Television Network, [2002]
Series:American history in video.
Subjects:
Carnegie, Andrew, > 1835-1919.
Industrialists > United States > Biography.
Philanthropists > United States > Biography.
Steel industry and trade > United States > History.
Industrialists.
Philanthropists.
Steel industry and trade.
United States.
Biographies.
Documentary films.
History.
Nonfiction films.
Documentaires.
Films autres que de fiction.
Online Access:Click for online access
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Summary:Traces the life of Andrew Carnegie, who went from being a poor Scottish immigrant to a fabled man of wealth. Carnegie built a fortune by amassing stock in the growth industries of trains and steel, then started sharing it. Today libraries, concert halls, and universities across the United States have benefited from his philanthropy.
Physical Description:1 online resource (48 min.).
Playing Time:00:48:23
Production Credits:Writer, Rick Davis ; editor, Dave Maguire.
Participant or Performer:Host: Jack Perkins.
Language:In English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:Filmed in 1995.

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