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Bound to Rise|Jr. Horatio Alger

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Purchase one of 1st World Library's Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - - Horatio Alger, Jr., an author who lived among and for boys and himself remained a boy in heart and association till death, was born at Revere, Mass., January 18, 1884. He was the son of a clergyman; was graduated at Harvard College in 1852, and at its Divinity School in 1860; and was pastor of the Unitarian Church at Brewster, Mass., in 1862-66. In the latter year he settled in New York and began drawing public attention to the condition and needs of street boys. He mingled with them, gained their confidence, showed a personal concern in their affairs, and stimulated them to honest and useful living. With his first story he won the hearts of all red-blooded boys every-where, and of the seventy or more that followed over a million copies were sold during the author's lifetime.

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  • ISBN-13: 9781421800417
  • ISBN-10: 1421800411
  • Publisher: 1st World Library - Literary Society
  • Publish Date: October 2005
  • Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.75 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.03 pounds
  • Page Count: 260

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