Title: Paul the Peddler
First published: 1871
Description: Young Paul is determined to win a better life for his mother, and he sets out on a whirlwind of entrepreneurial jobs to try to make a good living. From selling candy packages outside the post office to neckties from a cart, he will try his hand at anything to turn a profit. A rousing tale of moral triumph and free trade, "Paul the Peddler" is Horatio Alger at his best.
Subjects: Fiction, Young Adult Fiction, Boys, Juvenile fiction, Children, fiction, Children's fiction
LC classification: PZ7.A395 Pa