Andrew Carnegie and the Age of Steel

America is built on a steel skeleton. Without Andrew Carnegie, that skeleton-and the nation-might have taken a different form.

ANDREW CARNEGIE AND THE AGE OF STEEL visits historic ironworks-namely Saugus and Hopewell-as well as today’s massive, computerized steel mills and chronicles the evolution of the industry. Learn how Carnegie built an empire so large that it led to the first billion-dollar corporation and listen as industrial historians detail the technological developments that powered the nation’s economy and launched steel into the future. Witness the setbacks, too, such as intense labor unrest and increasing international competition.

Through expert interviews, period photos, and rare archival footage, THE HISTORY CHANNEL^® illuminates the industry that built America-and the man who forged that industry.