Cast Upon the Breakers Contributor(s): Alger, Horatio, Jr. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1483704963 ISBN-13: 9781483704968 Publisher: Bottom of the Hill Publishing OUR PRICE: $14.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Classics - Juvenile Fiction | Boys & Men |
Dewey: FIC |
Physical Information: 0.39" H x 6" W x 9" (0.56 lbs) 184 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Cast Upon the Breakers revolves around the struggles of a boy, Rodney, who must overcome adversity, dishonesty, villains and bad luck to succeed. It is part of a series of rags to riches stories of boys working hard and achieving the American dream of wealth. The stories can be seen as tracing American cultural and social patterns. Horatio Alger, Jr. authored about seventy books. He was the son of a clergyman, graduated from Harvard. His stories are pure, inspiring and as endearing today as they were when first published. |