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Captains of Industry

Captains of Industry. Andrew Carnegie. Captain of the Steel Industry. Born in Scotland. Moved to America when he was 13. Grew up in a poor family. He worked hard and became one of the richest men in the world. Henry Ford. Captain of the Automobile Industry. Born in Michigan.

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Captains of Industry

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  1. Captains of Industry

  2. Andrew Carnegie • Captain of the Steel Industry. • Born in Scotland. Moved to America when he was 13. • Grew up in a poor family. • He worked hard and became one of the richest men in the world.

  3. Henry Ford • Captain of the Automobile Industry. • Born in Michigan. • Completed his first car in 1903. • 1903 the Model A is introduced. • 1908 the Model T is introduced. It cost 980.00 • 1913 introduces the Assembly Line. The Model T was the most popular automobile in the country. After the assembly Line it only cost 280.00!

  4. John D Rockefeller • Captain of the Oil Industry. (Standard Oil) • He was born in New York. • Rockefeller started his first business when he was 7. He raised and sold turkeys. • Rockefeller opened his first oil refinery in 1863. • He was the richest man in the world. At one point he was worth what would be 310 BILLION DOLLARS today.

  5. Examples of Big Business Railroads Oil Steel

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