Books by "Horatio Alger (Jr.)"
12 books found
Reproduction of the original: Slow and Sure by Horatio Alger
Rupert is the sole supporter of his widowed mother and sickly sister. When he loses his job due to the financial troubles of his employer, he unwittingly comes to the aid of a rich man and is rewarded with a new job as a bell boy in a hotel. His mother also receives employment as a housekeeper and the family's fortunes take a turn for the better.
The son of a poor Irish seamstress, young Andy proves himself a better person than the local rich snob.
Reproduction of the original: Adrift in New York by Horatio Alger
Through hard work and alliances with the right people, sixteen-year-old Tom Nelson enjoys success as a gold prospector in California, but his good luck may not be enough to save the family farm from foreclosure.
Tom is a "street Arab," a term used at the time to describe a homeless child. The raggedly dressed, scrappy twelve-year-old turns out to be a girl named Jane Lindsay. After running into problems with corrupt people on the streets, she ultimately is revealed to be a missing heiress
The adventures of two sixteen-year-old Americans, Harry Vane and Jack Pendleton, as they try to strike it rich in the gold mining region of nineteenth-century Australia.
Walter Conrad, the hero, is unexpectedly reduced from affluence to poverty, and compelled to fight his own way in life. Undaunted by misfortune, he makes up his mind to "paddle his own canoe," and, declining, the offers of friends, sets to work with a resolute will and persistent energy, which command success in the end.--Provided by author in preface.