Download And Enjoy George Eastman (History Maker Bios Series) Narrated By Susan Bivin Aller File Format Document

was a photographer in the late's, He started out in the carribean, He invented the first Kodak camera, This would be a good book to have children read for a history paper, I really like that the book went into detail about his life I know it is a biography, but still, . It had pictures to go along with it to illustrate what was happening, I am a big fan of this biographical series for intermediate grade readers, This title was a perfect read after my recent visit to the George Eastman Museum amp Home in Rochester, NY, I knew very little about this philanthropic inventor other than he founded the Eastman Kodak Company, Mr. Eastman worked his way to becoming a millionaire from a childhood of poverty with his widowed mother and older sisters, He quit school at the age ofto become "the man of the family" and worked hard at every turn in life, He was an American who earned his fortune rather than inherit it, and he found happiness sharing it in many ways, This concise and uplifting biography with interesting historical photos was perfect for this reader who just wanted the basics about Mr, Eastman in a quick read, Question: Where did the Kodak name come from

Answer: Kodak was made up by its founder, George Eastman, and doesn't mean anything.


He quit school when he was just thirteen to begin a career in business,
By the time he died, he'd given away more thanmillion to schools, the arts, and scientific and medical

institutions,
He built a huge mansion for his mother and himselfit had more than fifty rooms, including a movie theater!!

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