Andrew Carnegie and the Life-changing Power of Libraries

Andrew Carnegie was the richest man in America.

He also built more libraries than anyone else in history.

The 19th century businessman funded the construction of more than public 2,500 libraries throughout the English-speaking world.

These Carnegie Libraries made up more than half of all the public libraries in the United States at the time.

Why were libraries so important to the richest man in America? 

Carnegie was born into a family of poor Scottish immigrants. His rise is ...