Author: Horatio Alger (Jr.)
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Languages : en
Pages : 270

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Author: Horatio Alger
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3734070635
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 189

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Reproduction of the original: From Farm to Fortune by Horatio Alger

Author: Horatio Alger Horatio Alger Jr
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781981973712
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Languages : en
Pages : 140

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Nat Nason was a poor country boy with a strong desire to better his condition. Life on the farm was unusually hard for him, and after a quarrel with his miserly uncle, with whom he resided, he resolved to strike out for himself.

Author: Horatio Alger, Jr.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781717049087
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Languages : en
Pages : 218

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If you've ever used the phrase "rags to riches," you owe that to Horatio Alger, Jr. (1832-1899), who popularized the idea through his fictional writings that also served as a theme for the way America viewed itself as a country. Alger's works about poor boys rising to better living conditions through hard work, determination, courage, honesty, and morals was popular with both adults and younger readers. Excerpt from From Farm to Fortune: Or, Nat Nason's Strange Experience Nat Nason was a poor country boy with a strong desire to better his condition. Life on the farm was unusually hard for him, and after a quarrel with his miserly uncle, with whom he resided, he resolved to strike out for himself. Nat was poor and it was a struggle to reach the great city, where the youth trusted that fame and fortune awaited him. The boy obtained, by accident, a fair sum of money and with this he resolved to go into a business of some kind. But a sharper quickly relieved him of his wealth, and opened Nat's eyes to the fact that he was not as shrewd as he had thought himself to be. The lesson proved a valuable one, and from that moment the country boy did his best to not alone win success but to deserve it. He worked hard, often in the midst of great difficulties, and what the outcome of his struggle was, will be found in the pages which follow.

Author: Horatio Alger
Publisher:
ISBN: 2765903182
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 398

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Nat, where have you been? Been fishing, answered the boy addressed, a sturdy youth of sixteen, with clear blue eyes and sandy hair. Fishin'? And who said you could go fishin'? demanded Abner Balberry, in his high, nervous voice. Nobody said I could go, answered the boy, firmly. But I thought you'd all like to have some fish for supper, so I went. Humph!

Author: Horatio Alger
Publisher: Litres
ISBN: 5041263523
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages :

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Author: Horatio Alger, Jr.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781519527042
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 168

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If you've ever used the phrase "rags to riches," you owe that to Horatio Alger, Jr. (1832-1899), who popularized the idea through his fictional writings that also served as a theme for the way America viewed itself as a country. Alger's works about poor boys rising to better living conditions through hard work, determination, courage, honesty, and morals was popular with both adults and younger readers. Alger's writings happened to correspond with America's Gilded Age, a time of increasing prosperity in a nation rebuilding from the Civil War. His lifelong theme of rags to riches continued to gain popularity but has gradually lessened since the 1920s. Still, readers today often come across Ragged Dick and stories like it in school.

Author: Horatio Alger
Publisher: Blurb
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Languages : en
Pages : 184

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Horatio Alger, Jr. (January 13, 1832 - July 18, 1899) was an American writer. He wrote magazine stories and poems, a few novels for adults, and 100 plus boys' books. His boys' books were hugely popular. Alger was born in Massachusetts, and attended Harvard College. He became a Unitarian minister, but his career as a clergyman was brief. It ended when his congregation charged him with child molestation. Criminal charges were not placed against him, but his career in the church was finished. He moved to New York City to become a professional writer. In 1868, Alger found his place in the literary world with his fourth boys' book, Ragged Dick.

Author: Jr. Horatio Jr. Horatio Alger
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ISBN: 9781721888603
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Languages : en
Pages : 100

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Horatio Alger Jr. (January 13, 1832 - July 18, 1899) was an American writer, best known for his many young adult novels about impoverished boys and their rise from humble backgrounds to lives of middle-class security and comfort through hard work, determination, courage, and honesty. His writings were characterized by the "rags-to-riches" narrative, which had a formative effect on America during the Gilded Age.

Author: Alger Horatio
Publisher: Hardpress Publishing
ISBN: 9781318875078
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 224

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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.