Andrew Carnegie
By: by Laura B. Edge.
Series: A Lerner biography
Publisher: Lerner Publications Co.
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Minneapolis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
Subjects: Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919.; Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919.; Industrialists -- United States -- Biography.; Philanthropists -- United States -- Biography.; Industrialists.; Philanthropists.
Genres: Biography.
Description: Chronicles the rags-to-riches tale of a Scottish immigrant who used most of the millions he earned as a steel tycoon to set up a fund for the advancement of science, education, and peace.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 121-123) and index.
Table of contents: title: Triumphant return; title: Simple beginnings; title: Climbing the ladder; title: The goose that laid the golden egg; title: Railroads and war; title: A little of this, a little of that; title: A moral tug of war; title: Choosing a specialty; title: Building an empire; title: The star-spangled Scotchman; title: War at homestead; title: The richest man in the world; title: Scientific philanthropy; title: Ambassador for peace; title: Timeline; title: Glossary; title: Major Carnegie institutions and structures.