Horatio Alger: 442 books

*** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by GOLDEN CLASSIC PRESS*** Synopsis: Horatio Alger, Jr. (1832-1899) was a 19th-century American author who wrote approximately 135 novels. Many of his works have been described as rags to riches stories, illustrating how down-and-out boys...

If youve ever used the phrase rags to riches, you owe that to Horatio Alger, Jr. (1832-1899), who popularized the idea through his fictional writings that also served as a theme for the way America viewed itself as a country. Algers works about poor boys rising to better living conditions through hard...

*** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by GOLDEN CLASSIC PRESS*** Synopsis: Horatio Alger's book about a young man whose ambitions will take work, self-esteem, and virtue. Alger wrote books to help young men overcome hardships. This hardcover with a dust cover is great for libraries, home libraries, and for gift giving.P

If youve ever used the phrase rags to riches, you owe that to Horatio Alger, Jr. (1832-1899), who popularized the idea through his fictional writings that also served as a theme for the way America viewed itself as a country. Algers works about poor boys rising to better living conditions through hard...

If youve ever used the phrase rags to riches, you owe that to Horatio Alger, Jr. (1832-1899), who popularized the idea through his fictional writings that also served as a theme for the way America viewed itself as a country. Algers works about poor boys rising to better living conditions through...

*** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by GOLDEN CLASSIC PRESS*** Synopsis: Horatio Alger, Jr. (1832-1899) was a 19th-century American author who wrote approximately 135 novels. Many of his works have been described as rags to riches stories, illustrating how down-and-out boys...

Author Horatio Alger's name is synonymous with the idea of the American dream -- the notion that anyone can find affluence through dedication and hard work. The Young Explorer is the third volume of Alger's famed Pacific series, which recounts an ambitious young man's trek west to find gold -- and his fortune.

'Do And Dare' is a social novel by Horatio Alger which represents a bright example of his writing style. The central figure of this story, as of many other Alger's stories, is a poor boy. Herbert has to support his ill mother and earn money for both of them. He tries a number of jobs that don't bring...

If youve ever used the phrase rags to riches, you owe that to Horatio Alger, Jr. (1832-1899), who popularized the idea through his fictional writings that also served as a theme for the way America viewed itself as a country. Algers works about poor boys rising to better living conditions through...

If youve ever used the phrase rags to riches, you owe that to Horatio Alger, Jr. (1832-1899), who popularized the idea through his fictional writings that also served as a theme for the way America viewed itself as a country. Algers works about poor boys rising to better living conditions through hard...

If youve ever used the phrase rags to riches, you owe that to Horatio Alger, Jr. (1832-1899), who popularized the idea through his fictional writings that also served as a theme for the way America viewed itself as a country. Algers works about poor boys rising to better living conditions through hard...

Paul Hoffman is a fourteen-year-old young man who sells "prize packages." An elementary gambling game, he sells envelopes that have either candy or money in them; although the odds are poor, the price to play is cheap, and he performs well. Paul is a second generation American, whose late...

Facing the World, a classic collection of adventures, narrates the story of a boy who flees away from a cruel guardian and is fortunate enough to find a loyal friend. Together they journey by sea far and wide. Alger has beautifully captured life, and its various aspects like strife, success in the...

Our story starts off with a bang: During the deathbed confession of his caregiver, young Ernest learns that he has been cheated of a large inheritance, and circumstances later lead him to confront the deceitful relative. Like many of the wonderful Alger stories, honesty, hard work, education and persistence...