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""Checkers: A Hard-Luck Story"" is a novel written by Henry M. Blossom Jr. and originally published in 1896. The story follows the life of a young boy named Checkers, who grows up in poverty on the streets of New York City. Checkers is forced to fend for himself and relies on... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

Chreckers: A Hard-Luck Story is a novel written by Henry M. Blossom Jr. and published in 1896. The story revolves around the life of a young man named Chreckers, who is constantly plagued by bad luck and misfortune. Despite his best efforts, Chreckers cannot seem to catch a break... Read Full Overview