Title: Bound to Rise
First published: 1873
Description: From the book: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.
Subjects: Classic Literature, Fiction, Fiction, general, New hampshire, fiction, Friendship, fiction, Success, Juvenile fiction, Young men, Self-reliance, Apprentices, Swindlers and swindling, Friendship, Conduct of life, History
LC classification: PS1029A3 B6 1873