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    Carnegie

    By Raymond Lamont-Brown

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    Raymond Lamont-Brown charts the life of Andrew Carnegie, from Dunfermline bobbin boy to Steel King of America.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThe History Press
    Release dateApr 30, 2006
    ISBN9780752495101
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    Raymond Lamont-Brown

    Raymond Lamont-Brown is a well-known author and lecturer, with a wide range of interests. During the 1960s he studied at the School of Oriental and African Studies at London University and lived for some time in Japan. Later he lectured at the universities of St Andrews and Dundee and is a regular contributor on BBC Radio Scotland. As well as writing a great deal of local history, Raymond Lamont-Brown has written books on Robert Burns, Mary, Queen of Scots, as well as several books of military history. He lives in Broughty Ferry.

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