Strive and Succeed - Couverture souple

Alger, Horatio

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1434483584 ISBN 13 : 9781434483584

Editeur : Wildside Press, 2020

Synopsis

Horatio Alger, Jr. (1832-1899) was a 19th-century American author of approximately 135 dime novels. Many of his works are rags-to-riches stories of down-and-out boys who achieve success through hard work and moral virtue.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Wisconsin railroad. A mong the passengers was a stout, gentlemanly looking boy, who looked much more than sixteen, although he had not yet reached that age. On the seat beside him was a large carpetbag, which contained all the clothing he carried with him. As the ccmductor passed through the car, the boy asked: A re we near Benton? Yes. Thiink you. The conductor passed on, and the boy began to shake the dust from his coat, and opening his carpetbag depckited therein a copy of Harpers Magazine which he had been reading. I may as well introduce him at once to the reader as Walter Conrad, whose previous adventures have been related in Paddle Your Own Canoe. Walter, not quite a year since, had received, when at boarding school, the unexpected intelligence of his fathers serious illness. On reaching home, he found his parent dead. Subsequently he learned that his father had bought shares to the extent of a hundred thousand dollars in the Great Metropolitan Mining Company, and through the failure of this company had probably lost everything.
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Présentation de l'éditeur

Strive andS ucceed is reprinted from the pages of Young I srael, aN ew York juvenile magazine, to which it was contributed as a serial. It is complete in itself, and can be read independently; but those who have read its predecessor, Strong andS teady, may be interested to learn that it traces the subsequent career of Walter Conrad, showing how he continued to paddle his own canoe, and chronicles the adventures of Joshua Drummond after his flight from home. As Walter ssuccess as a teacher at theW est may seem to some improbable, in view of his youth, I am led to say that I know of more than one case equally remarkable, in particular that of a gentleman since prominent as a politician. The moral of the book is contained in the title. As a rule of action, I recommend it confidently to all my young readers. New York, Oct. 1, 1872.
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About the Publisher

Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.

Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Wildside Press
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1434483584
• ISBN 13: 9781434483584
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 168
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible