ApicturebookbiographyofAmericanphilanthropistAndrewCarnegieWhenhewasachildinthe1840s,AndrewCarnegieandhisfamilyimmigratedtoAmericainsearchofanewbeginning.Hisworking-classScottishfamilyarrivedattheheightoftheIndustrialRevolution.Carnegieworkedhard,infactoriesandtelegraphy.Heinvestedinrailroads,eventuallybecomingtherichestmanintheworldduringhistime.Carnegiebelievedstronglyinsharinghiswealth,andoneofthewayshedidthiswasbyfundingtheconstructionofover2,500publiclibrariesaroundtheworld.Hisphilanthropycompletelyrevolutionizedpubliclibraries,whichweren’twidespreadatthetime.Newinpaperbackandtoldinsimple,lyricaltext,thestoryunfoldsagainststriking,stylizedillustrationsthattransportreaderstothebustleandboomoftheIndustrialRevolution.AninformationalspreadexplainsmoreaboutCarnegie’slifeandwork.
