Tom, The Bootblack; or, The Road to Success

by Horatio Alger Jr.

Book Overview

"How do you feel this morning, Jacob?" asked a boy of fifteen, bending over an old man crouched in the corner of an upper room, in a poor tenement-house, distant less than a quarter of a mile from the New York City Hall. "Weak, Tom," whined the old man, in reply. "I-I ain't got much strength." "Would you like some breakfast?" "I-I don't know. Breakfast costs money." "Never you mind about that, Jacob. I can earn money enough for both of us. Come, now,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1514670682
• ISBN13: 9781514670682
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 118 Pages
• Weight: 0.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"