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The Young Explorer


Book Description
Horatio Alger wrote 135 dime novels in the latter part of the 19th century. His stories were rags to riches stories illustrating how down-and-out boys might be able to achieve the American Dream. Alger's stories empathize the need for hard work and honesty as a way to get ahead. An excerpt from The Young Explorer reads, "Ben ten years old, and having neither brother nor sister was left quite alo... More
Book Information
PublisherHard Press
BindingPaperback (26 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages152
ISBN-101406935549
ISBN-13978-1406935547
Publication Date11/03/2006
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About Horatio Alger (Author) : Born in Revere, Massachusetts, January 13, 1832, Horatio Alger, Jr., grew up in a Calvinist home with a strong focus on education and religion. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Harvard Divinity School... more
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