Title: Andrew Carnegie
Description: In this magnificent biography, celebrated historian David Nasaw brings to life the fascinating rags- to-riches story of one of our most iconic business legends—Andrew Carnegie, America's first modern titan. From his first job as a bobbin boy at age thirteen to his status as the richest man in the world upon retirement, Carnegie was the embodiment of the American dream and the prototype of today's billionaire. Drawing on a trove of new material, Nasaw brilliantly plumbs the core of this fascinating and complex man, at last fixing him in his rightful place as one of the most compelling, elusive, and multifaceted personalities of the twentieth century.
Subjects: Biography & Autobiography, Nonfiction, Philanthropists, Industrialists, Biography, Carnegie, andrew, 1835-1919, New York Times reviewed
Places: United States, Verenigde Staten
People: Andrew Carnegie, Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919)