num_pages: 180
description: Part of a series of rags to riches stories of boys achieving the American dream of wealth through hard work, these works can also be seen as helpful in understanding the development of American cultural and social ideals.
language: English
title: Ragged Dick, Or, Street Life in New York with the Boot-Blacks
titlecomplete: Ragged Dick, Or, Street Life in New York with the Boot-Blacks
genres: Classics, American, New York, Childrens, Young Adult, Novels, School, Historical Fiction, 19th Century, Fiction
ratings_count: 2656
places: New York City, New York
series: Ragged Dick
publisher: Dodo Press