num_pages: 179
description: Although he manages to make a living as a shoeshine boy in late-1860's New York City, orphaned, fourteen-year-old Dick Hunter remains homeless and without many prospects until two new friends inspire him to better himself through education.
language: English
title: Ragged Dick: Or, Street Life in New York With the Bootblacks
titlecomplete: Ragged Dick: Or, Street Life in New York With the Bootblacks
genres: Fiction, 19th Century, Classics, Young Adult, Childrens, New York, American, Historical Fiction, Novels, School
ratings_count: 2656
places: New York City, New York
series: Ragged Dick
publisher: Polyglot Pr Inc