The Gilded Age & Industrial Era Unit Exam

Carnegie started working at the age of 13 in a cotton mill for $1.20 a week. By the age of 18 he was the Post Secretary to the Superintendent in the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. During the Civil War, he boss took a job in the US War Department and Carnegie was promoted. By 30 years of age he was earning over $500,000 a year. ................
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