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安德鲁．卡内基 (Andrew
Carnegie) 捐钱盖图书馆
1901年3月12日
卡内基生于1835年，他和他的父母在1848年时移居到美国。因为在美国工业努力工作，并且做了明智的投资，卡内基在30岁之前就已经累积了一笔财富。在1870年代，他看到钢铁工业的潜力，于是设立自己第一座钢铁工厂。工厂的生意果然很好。这张图片就是钢铁工厂员工参加野餐会时的合影。西元1901年，卡内基以二亿五千万美金卖掉了他的公司，卡内基也跟着退休。他在接下来的日子都做些什么呢？
Born in 1835, Carnegie immigrated to the United States with his parents in 1848. Working in American industry and making smart investments, he had already made a fortune before the age of 30. In the 1870s, he saw the potential of the steel industry and founded his own steel mill. The company boomed. Here, the employees of the Carnegie Steel Company pose for a picture at a company picnic. In 1901, Carnegie sold the company for $250 million. It was time for Carnegie to retire. To what did he devote the rest of his life?
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