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Intrepid sixteen-year-old Dean Dunham travels west to find his fortune and solves the mystery of this uncle's robbery. Aka: Wait Till the Clouds Roll By.

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... Read Full Overview

When Adin Dunham reached the fork in the road from which there were two different routes to Waterford, he halted his horse in indecision. "Seems to me as if I'd rather go over the creek road," he said to himself. "I don't know why 'tis that I don't fancy goin' through the woods... Read Full Overview

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... Read Full Overview