| Facing the World Contributor(s): Alger, Horatio (Author) |
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ISBN: 1438533160 ISBN-13: 9781438533162 Publisher: Book Jungle OUR PRICE: $13.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.21" H x 7.5" W x 9.25" (0.41 lbs) 100 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Horatio Alger wrote 135 dime novels in the latter part of the 19th century. His stories were rags to riches stories illustrating how down-and-out boys might be able to achieve the American Dream. Alger's stories empathize the need for hard work and honesty as a way to get ahead. Alger describes young men in the city trying to get a head as newsboys, match boys, peddlers, street musicians, and many others. In Facing the World a boy's parents have both died. His guardian is unkind and unjust. The boy runs away and is fortunate to find a mentor who gives him a job as his helper in his magic act. They travel over the country and have many interesting experiences. |