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The Tycoon & The Bard: Burns & Carnegie
John Cairney
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Description for The Tycoon & The Bard: Burns & Carnegie
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 147 x 15. .
In The Tycoon and the Bard, well-known Scots actor and Burns expert John Cairney tells the story of how the richest man in the world was inspired by Scotland's greatest poet. Cairney concentrates on the life of Scottish American industrialist Andrew Carnegie, arguing that the ideas of the romantic Scottish poet Robert Burns formed a strong influence on Carnegie from his early education to the end of his life. The Tycoon and the Bard shows the connections between these two great Scots, revealing unexpected aspects of each man's life and drawing out the chain ... Read more
In The Tycoon and the Bard, well-known Scots actor and Burns expert John Cairney tells the story of how the richest man in the world was inspired by Scotland's greatest poet. Cairney concentrates on the life of Scottish American industrialist Andrew Carnegie, arguing that the ideas of the romantic Scottish poet Robert Burns formed a strong influence on Carnegie from his early education to the end of his life. The Tycoon and the Bard shows the connections between these two great Scots, revealing unexpected aspects of each man's life and drawing out the chain ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
244 g
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781910021965
SKU
V9781910021965
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99-50
About John Cairney
JOHN CAIRNEY, `The Man Who Played Robert Burns', is an actor, writer, lecturer, recitalist, director and theatre consultant, football fan and most recently, has exhibited as a painter. In a career that spans over half a century, John Cairney has performed in nearly every media, including television, theatre film and radio. He is perhaps best known for writing and starring ... Read more
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