Bibliograph

Andrew Carnegie, industrial philanthropist, Laura B. Edge

Type

Label

Andrew Carnegie, industrial philanthropist, Laura B. Edge

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-123), Web sites (page 124) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Intended audience

1080, Lexile

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Andrew Carnegie

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

51093450

Responsibility statement

Laura B. Edge

Series statement

A Lerner biography

resource.studyProgramName

Reading Counts RC, 6-8, 8.3, 7, Quiz: 35452, Guided reading level: Y.

Sub title

industrial philanthropist

Summary

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

Table Of Contents

Triumphant return -- Simple beginnings -- Climbing the ladder -- The goose that laid the golden egg -- Railroads and war -- A little of this, a little of that -- A moral tug of war -- Choosing a specialty -- Building an empire -- War at Homestead -- The richest man in the world -- Scientific philanthropy -- Timeline -- Glossary -- Major Carnegie institutions

Target audience

pre adolescent

Classification