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All of Alger's juvenile novels share essentially the same theme, known as the "Horatio Alger myth" a teenage boy works hard to escape poverty. Often it is not hard work that rescues the boy from his fate but rather some extraordinary act of bravery or honesty. The boy might return... 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

Reprint of the original, first published in 1882.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1882.

""From Farm Boy to Senator: Being the History of the Boyhood and Manhood of Daniel Webster"" is a biographical book written by Horatio Alger Jr. and published in 1882. The book tells the story of Daniel Webster, one of the most prominent American politicians and orators of the... Read Full Overview

""From Farm Boy to Senator: Being the History of the Boyhood and Manhood of Daniel Webster"" is a book written by Horatio Alger Jr. and published in 1882. It is a biography of Daniel Webster, a prominent American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. Senator and Secretary... 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

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview