The man who loved libraries : the story of Andrew Carnegie

Larsen, Andrew, 1960- author.

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Reveals how the Scottish immigrant arrived in the United States at the height of the Industrial Revolution, made his fortune in by investing in the railroads before using his wealth to fund over 2,500 public libraries around the world.

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