On Monday's episode I talked about the Homestead Riot, involving one of Andrew Carnegie's steel mills. Carnegie might have been a ruthless businessman, but he knew how important knowledge was. One by one he built thousands of libraries and concert halls. They dotted this country and others. Just how much did Andrew Carnegie give away?

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SOURCES

“Andrew Carnegie.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, April 18, 2023. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Carnegie.

Biography.com Editors. “Andrew Carnegie.” Biography.com. A&E Networks Television. Accessed April 21, 2023. https://www.biography.com/business-leaders/andrew-carnegie.

“The Carnegie Free Library.” The Glasgow Herald (Glasgow, Scotland), July 28, 1881. www.newspapers.com.

“Carnegie Library.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, April 13, 2023. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnegie_library.

“Idaho Falls Public Library.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, June 21, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idaho_Falls_Public_Library.

Stamberg, Susan. “How Andrew Carnegie Turned His Fortune into a Library Legacy.” NPR. NPR, August 1, 2013. https://www.npr.org/2013/08/01/207272849/how-andrew-carnegie-turned-his-fortune-into-a-library-legacy.

SOUND SOURCES

Al Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixabay.com/music.

Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music.

Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.