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9780451524805
"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 or Street Life in New York With the Boot-Blacks', published 1990 under ISBN 9780451524805 and ISBN 0451524802.
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