The New Industrial Era
The Rise of Andrew Carnegie

• Carnegie: A Tribute This site contains a brief overview of Carnegie's career and an excellent set of drawings done in 1907-1908 as part of an survey of Pittsburgh. The drawings are especially effective in showing the faces of the men who worked in the steel mills. To find the biographical sketch, select "Andrew Carnegie: A Tribute" on the home page. (We especially liked the statue of "The Reading Blacksmith," found in the tribute.) For the Stella drawings first choose "Tours," then "Pittsburgh Portraits by Joseph Stella." (jr, by)

• Pennsylvania in the New Industrial Era: This particular site isn't about the life of Andrew Carnegie, but rather about the history of Pennsylvania. In the section on manufacturing and industry, Carnegie is mentioned along with Charles Schwab, and other "iron men." This site gives an overview of Pennsylvania's history including information about the age of steel. (tr)

• Carnegie Corporation of New York After selling his steel company Andrew Carnegie set about giving away his money. This site describes one of his legacies, the Carnegie Grant-Making Foundation and explains how one can apply for a grant. It also gives information on other Carnegie organizations. A link takes you to "Andrew Carnegie and his Philanthropies" which is a brief history of Carnegie and his philanthropic career. (jr)

• The Story of Telecommunications This site, though not about Carnegie himself, describes the history of the telegraph. One of Carnegie's jobs as a youth was as a telegraph operator. The site starts with a brief one paragraph history of telecommunications, and then moves to a six question multiple choice quiz on the history of the telegraph. A link takes you to an essay on how the www fits into the history of the telegraph. (jr)

• Telegraph Key References This is another site on the history of the telegraph. It has lots of links to related websites. Anything you want to know about the history of telegraphy -- and collecting telegraph memorabilia --can be found here. (jr)

• Carnegie Links at Skibo Castle Andrew Carnegie often returned to Scotland during his later years. This site gives the history and a description of the Carnegie Links at Skibo Castle in Scotland. The estate was owned by Carnegie, and he built the original golf course there in 1889. (jr)

• Carnegie's Skibo Castle This is a good site about Carnegie and his estate in Skibo, Scotland. There are five buttons: 1) the Carnegie Club Intro., 2) The Castle Estate, 3) Sports and recreation, 4) The Carnegie Story, and 5) Location and Climate (of Skibo). Each site has extensive, well-written text accompanied by pictures. Great info about Carnegie's career, his connection with Scotland, and his estate and golf course at Skibo. (jr)

• Rise of Industrialism and Big Business This site consists of a very extensive outline (several pages) for a course at Marshall University on the history of Industrialism and big business. Major sections are titled: I. Started before Civil War, II. Sources of Industrial Growth, III. The Science of Production, IV. Railroad Expansion, and V. the Modern Corporation. (jr)

• Sir Henry Bessemer-English Inventor and Engineer Three-paragraph encyclopedia history of Henry Bessemer, the man who created the steel-making process that Carnegie brought to Pittsburgh. (jr)

• Henry Bessemer, Man of Steel A short history of Bessemer and his achievements. Includes links to steel-related sites. (jr)

• "On Matters of Most Grave Concern" This site contains short quotes from famous and not-so-famous people on a wide variety of topics. This relates to Carnegie because there are quotes by him and others on the following topics: Anti-Industrial Revolution, Antitrust, Capitalism, Industrialism. (jr)

• Marxism and Darwinism An article written by Anton Pannekoek, originally published in 1912. This site is not about Carnegie, but it provides good background information regarding the idea of Social Darwinism. The sub-headings in this article are the following: 1) Darwinism, 2) Marxism, 3) Marxism and the Class Struggle, 4) Drwinism and the Class Struggle, 5) Darwinism vs. Socialism, 6) Natural Law and Social Theory, 7) the Socialbility of Man, 8) Tools, thought and Language, 9) Animal Organs and Human Tools, and 10) Capitalism and Socialism. (jr)