One such tale is that of Andrew Carnegie ... it would happen.” Carnegie approached his role as a bobbin boy with an unwavering determination to make the best of his current circumstances.

William Carnegie secured work in a cotton factory. Andrew took work in the same building as a bobbin boy for $1.20 a week, and he later worked as a messenger boy in the city's telegraph office.

Andrew Carnegie was born in Dunfermline ... Carnegie took a job in a factory in a cotton mill as a bobbin boy for $1.20 a ...

William Carnegie secured work in a cotton factory. Andrew took work in the same building as a bobbin boy for $1.20 a week, and he later worked as a messenger boy in the city's telegraph office.