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Do and Dare - A Brave Boy's Fight for FortuneHoratio AlgerBooks |
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Ragged DickHoratio Alger Jr.Horatio Alger |
Ragged Dick Fourteen-year-old Dick Hunter lives on the streets of New York in the 1860s. His parents are dead, and he has been on his own since the age of seven. He shines shoes to earn a living. He sleeps in boxes. He jokes about having a mansion on Fifth Avenue and about owning shares of Erie Railroad stock. But he cannot imagine ever being more than a bootblack who spends every cent he earns and lives hand-to-mouth--until by chance he meets Frank Whitney. Ragged Dick; or, Street Life in New York with the Boot Blacks is arguably the best known of Horatio Alger’s American rags-to-riches stories. Published in 1867, it promotes the values of hard work, thrift, honesty, integrity, and bravery. Alger paints his story in bright colors: the novel swirls with shops, crowds, and a range of characters, and while it could not be called exciting in any modern sense it nonetheless remains unexpectedly readable to this day. The title character is Richard Hunter, better known as Ragged Dick, an orphan living on the streets of New York and scraping a living as a shoe shine boy. Although he is quick wit... |
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Slow and sureHoratio AlgerBooks |
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Ragged Dick; Or Street Life in New YorkHoratio Alger Jr.Books |
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Adrift in New York Tom and Florence Braving the WorldHoratio AlgerBooks |
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Ragged Dick; Or Street Life in New YorkHoratio Alger Jr.Books |
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Nothing to eat Horatio Alger
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Fame and Fortune or, The Progress of Richard Hunter eBookHoratio AlgerKindle Store |
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Cast Upon the BreakersHoratio AlgerBooks |
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Ragged Dick; Or Street Life in New YorkHoratio Alger Jr.Books |
The Collected Works of Horatio Alger This Halcyon Classics eBook collection contains fifty-seven of Horatio Alger's beloved "rags to riches" stories, including 'Ragged Dick.' Includes an active table of contents for easy navigation. Contents: 1. Adrift in New York 2. Andy Grant’s Pluck 3. Ben, the Luggage Boy 4. Ben’s Nugget 5. Bound to Rise 6. Brave and Bold 7. The Cash Boy 8. Cast Upon the Breakers 9. Chester Rand 10. A Cousin’s Conspiracy 11. Do and Dare 12. Driven from Home 13. The Erie Train Boy 14. The Errand Boy 15. Facing the World 16. Fame and Fortune 17. Five Hundred Dollars 18. Frank and Fearless 19. Frank’s Campaign 20. From Canal Boy to President 21. From Farm to Fortune 22. Hector’s Inheritance 23. Helping Himself 24. Herbert Carter’s Legacy 25. In a New World 26. Jack’s Ward 27. Joe the Hotel Boy 28. Joe’s Luck 29. Luke Walton 30. Making His Way 31. Only an Irish Boy 32. Paul Prescott’s Charge 33. Paul the Peddler 34. Phil, the Fiddler 35. Ragged Dick 36. Randy of the River 37. Risen from the Ranks 38. Rufus and Rose 39. Sam’s Chance 40... |
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The Collected Works of Horatio AlgerHoratio Alger Jr.Horatio Alger |
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Ragged Dick and Struggling UpwardHoratio Alger Jr.Books |
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