Tattered Tom, or, The story of a street arab
By: Horatio Alger, Jr.
Series: Polyglot Press Alger series
Publisher: Polyglot Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Subjects: Street children -- Fiction; Friendship -- Fiction; Swindlers and swindling -- Fiction; Inheritance and succession -- Fiction; Conduct of life -- Fiction; New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 1865-1898 -- Fiction
Genres: Fiction.
Other titles: Tattered Tom; Story of a street arab
Description: Feisty, twelve-year-old Jenny, also known as Tattered Tom because of her ragged mix of clothing, survives in 1870's New York City by sweeping streets and avoiding her abusive guardian until a chance meeting with a sea captain and his sister brings a marked change to her life and fortunes.
Notes: First published in 1871 by Loring, Boston.