Abraham Lincoln, the backwoods boy: or, How a young rail-splitter became preside

by Horatio Alger Jr.

Book Overview

Horatio Alger, Jr. January 13, 1832 - July 18, 1899) was a prolific 19th-century American author, best known for his many juvenile 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. His writings were characterized by the "rags-to-riches" narrative, which had a formative effect on America during the Gilded Age. Essentially, all of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1519771800
• ISBN13: 9781519771803
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.5" x 11.0"