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9780140390339
"Published in 1868, [this book] was the first of more than 100 young-adult novels by Alger in which poor but virtuous boys ultimately gained respectability and, sometimes, riches....As simplistic as it sounds, this short book is an entertaining cultural artifact that offered inspiration to generations of young Americans."Alger, Horatio is the author of 'Ragged Dick and Struggling Upward', published 1985 under ISBN 9780140390339 and ISBN 0140390332.
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