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The greatest rags to riches story of all time

“The man who dies rich dies disgraced” – the amazing life of Andrew Carnegie.

AS THE WORLD plunges head first into a New Gilded Age, we’re taking a look back at the first Gilded Age.

One of the most impressive figures of this era was an immigrant textile worker who became the richest man in the world.

We’re talking of course about the mighty Andrew Carnegie.

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Article  by Meredith Galante and Gus Lubin and reproduced with the permission of Business Insider

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