Horatio Alger: 442 books

Book cover of Charlie Codman's Cruise: A Story for Boys
by Horatio Alger
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2018

*** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by GOLDEN CLASSIC PRESS*** Synopsis: Horatio Alger, also called Horatio Alger, Jr., (born Jan. 13, 1832, Chelsea, Mass., U.S.—died July 18, 1899, Natick, Mass.), one of the most popular American authors in the last 30 years of the 19th century...
Book cover of Tom Thatcher's Fortune
by Horatio Alger
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2018

Horatio Alger was a prolific 19th-century 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. His writings were characterized...
Book cover of The Young Book Agent
by Horatio Alger
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2018

Thrilling tale of a young man learning about life while selling books.   Horatio Alger Jr. January 13, 1832 – July 18, 1899) was a prolific 19th-century American writer, best known for his many young adult novels about impoverished boys and their rise from humble backgrounds to lives of...
Book cover of The Backwoods Boy; or, The Boyhood and Manhood of Abraham Lincoln
by Horatio Alger
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2018

*** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by GOLDEN CLASSIC PRESS*** Synopsis: Horatio Alger Jr. ( January 13, 1832 - July 18, 1899) was a prolific 19th-century American author, best known for his many young-adult novels about impoverished boys and their rise from humble backgrounds...
Book cover of Horatio Alger, Jr. Pacific Series (Illustrated)
by Horatio Alger, Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2018

After focusing almost exclusively on the U. S. East Coast, and more specifically, New York city, Horatio Alger, Jr. began setting his novels in the American West. In this way, he hoped to increase book sales and to suggest a new way for young men to succeed outside city life. Perhaps lacking sufficient...
Book cover of The Young Musician; Or, Fighting His Way
by Horatio Alger
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2018

*** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by GOLDEN CLASSIC PRESS*** Synopsis: Horatio Alger books... These are «rags-to-riches» stories, its’ heroes rise from poverty to wealth, they are patient, smart and determined to their white collar work. They know that hard work is the...
Book cover of Timothy Crump's Ward: Try and Trust; Or, Abner Holden's Bound Boy
by Horatio Alger
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2015

Horatio Alger books... These are «rags-to-riches» stories, its’ heroes rise from poverty to wealth, they are patient, smart and determined to their white collar work. They know that hard work is the only key to success. However, it’s not all about hardworking. Only random acts of courage...
Book cover of Timothy Crump's Ward: A Story of American Life
by Horatio Alger
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2015

Horatio Alger books... These are «rags-to-riches» stories, its’ heroes rise from poverty to wealth, they are patient, smart and determined to their white collar work. They know that hard work is the only key to success. However, it’s not all about hardworking. Only random acts of courage...
Book cover of Rough and Ready
by Horatio Alger
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2017

All of Alger's juvenile novels share essentially the same theme, known as the "Horatio Alger idea": 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 a large sum of...
Book cover of Tony the Tramp
by Horatio Alger
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2018

A story of a young man who goes from rags to riches.   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...
Book cover of Strong and Steady
by Horatio Alger
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2017

All of Alger's juvenile novels share essentially the same theme, known as the "Horatio Alger idea": 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 a large sum of...
Book cover of Frank and Fearless; or, The Fortunes of Jasper Kent
by Horatio Alger
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2015

Horatio Alger books... These are «rags-to-riches» stories, its’ heroes rise from poverty to wealth, they are patient, smart and determined to their white collar work. They know that hard work is the only key to success. However, it’s not all about hardworking. Only random acts of courage...
Book cover of Five Hundred Dollars (Illustrated)

Five Hundred Dollars (Illustrated)

or, Jacob Marlowe's Secret

by Horatio Alger, Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2016

Five Hundred Dollars or, Jacob Marlowe's Secret convinced generations that they could triumph over their circumstances and become an "Alger Hero." The arrival of old Jacob Marlowe to their nineteenth-century town starts a chain of events that bring many changes in the lives and fortunes...
Book cover of From Farm Boy to Senator
by Horatio Alger
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2018

*** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by GOLDEN CLASSIC PRESS*** Synopsis: 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...
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