This title examines the remarkable life of Karl Marx. Readers will learn about Marx's family background, childhood, education, and revolutionary work as the father of modern socialism and author of the influential Communist Manifesto. Color and black & white photos and informative sidebars accompany easy-to-read, compelling text. Features include a table of contents, timeline, facts, additional resources, Web sites, a glossary, a bibliography, and an index. Essential Lives is a series in Essential Library, an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.