All posts by Bistra Dimitrova

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Andrew Carnegie’s decision to support library construction developed using his experience. Born in 1835, he spent his first 12 years while in the coastal town of Dunfermline, Scotland. There he heard men read aloud and discuss books borrowed with the Tradesmen’s Subscription Library that his father, a weaver, had helped create. Carnegie began his formal education at age eight, but had to stop after only 3 years. The rapid industrialization of the textile trade forced small businessmen like Carnegie’s father outside of business. As a result, a family sold their belongings and immigrated to Allegheny, a suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Andrew Carnegie’s decision to support library construction developed using his experience. Born in 1835, he spent his first 12 years while in the coastal town of Dunfermline, Scotland. There he heard menRead More…