Molly Picon
Lila Perl
Follows the life and career of the Jewish entertainer, who performed in theater, movies, radio, and television for more than eighty years.
Read Time: ~2.1 hr
Andrew Carnegie
by John Bowman (1989)
About this book
A biography of the Scottish immigrant who became the richest man in the world for his time, due to his involvements in the railroad, telegraph, iron, and steel; and who before he died disposed of the bulk of his fortune in philanthropic ways, feeling that a man who died with his fortune intact died disgraced.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreAndrew Carnegie Lead Character
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