Andrew Carnegie: Steel King and Friend to Libraries (Historical American Biographies)

by Zachary Kent

Hardcover, 1999

Status

Available

Local notes

921 Car

Barcode

5630

Collection

Publication

Enslow Pub Inc (1999), 128 pages

Description

A biography of the Scottish immigrant who made a fortune in the steel industry and used much of it for philanthropic causes.

Original language

English

Physical description

128 p.; 6.25 inches

User reviews

LibraryThing member Cheryl_in_CC_NV
Wow. Way to make kids never want to do a report on a famous person. So dry. Also, seemed a bit biased toward the schemers who make money by being ruthless and clever - even though Carnegie's efforts as a philanthropist were key to respecting the man. Nothing about his daughter, very little about
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why he chose which gifts to award. At least it was an easy read, clear, with contemporary photos and other relics.
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Pages

128

Rating

(1 rating; 2)
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