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Horatio Alger, Jr
A classic tale of pluck and perseverance that embodies the ethos of the American Dream. The hero, a poor boy from New York City, overcomes numerous obstacles and setbacks, by…
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Follow the journey of Ben Franklin as he navigates the challenges and triumphs of his youth in this classic tale of perseverance and hard work.
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In this classic novel, a group of young boys at a boarding school face a series of trials and tribulations, from financial difficulties to dangerous escapades. But with the help…
In this classic rags-to-riches story, a plucky young boy from the slums of New York sets out to seek his fortune in the untamed wilderness of the American West. Filled…
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Another tale of success against the odds by the master of the genre, Horatio Alger Jr. Follow young Harry Walton as he rises from poverty to wealth and respectability through…
Horatio Alger Jr.
Alger is the original rags-to-riches guy, often credited with inventing the strive-and-succeed spirit that inspired boys to work hard and advance themselves in order to achieve the American Dream. This…
Alger is often credited with inventing the strive and succeed spirit that inspired boys to work hard and advance themselves to attain the American Dream, and which permeates his writing…
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the…
Ben Hadley’s conversion had indeed been sudden, and, as in most similar cases, he found some difficulty in staying converted. While his pride was flattered by the confidence reposed in…
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishings Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because…
The wind was now rising, and it soon blew so furiously that the two boys were forced to seek the shelter of the woodshed, since they did not deem it…
Small as Frank’s income was, he had managed to live within it. It will be remembered that he had paid but fifty cents a week for a room. By great…
It is rather amusing to see how soon the cheapest clerk talks of us, quietly identifying himself with the firm that employs him. Not that I object to it. Often…
I’ve settled up your father’s estate, Benjamin, said Job Stanton. You’ll find it all figgered out on this piece of paper. There was that two-acre piece up at Rockville brought…
Philip was provided with an appetite, but he did not relish the idea of going downstairs and joining the rest of Mr. Tucker’s boarders. It would seem like a tacit…
You ought to cut your coat according to your cloth, he responded. Much as it will go against my feelings, under the circumstances I am compelled by a prudent regard…
Ralph seemed so entirely unconcerned that something of his confidence was imparted to Herbert. Noting the erect mien and fearless glance of his guide, every movement betokening strength, he could…
I won’t accept it for myself, but I’ll tell you something. My chum, Gates, is very hard pushed. You know he depends wholly on himself, and twenty-five dollars just at…
Horatio Alger, Jr., an author who lived among and for boys and himself remained a boy in heart and association till death, was born at Revere, Mass., January 13, 1834…
Just on the edge of the prairie, in western Iowa, some thirty years since, stood a cabin covering quite a little ground, but only one story high. It was humble…
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