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From Rags to Riches: Horatio Alger and the American Dream

John William Tebbel

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Description:"From Rags to Riches" is the biography of Horatio Alger, Jr, whose rags to riches story is the epitomy of the american ideal. It starts with his strict childhood where he was mocked & humiliated by his classmates until he became the leader of them. Later in life, he embarked on two romantic escapades that would have shocked his readers if they had known. It details his writing career, where he considered himself an abject failure. Told against a variety of 19th century backgrounds--Harvard, Paris, the western USA & the Civil War--"From Rags to Riches" ranks among the most colorful biographies ever written. Included are illustrations, a bibliography & an index.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with From Rags to Riches: Horatio Alger and the American Dream. To get started finding From Rags to Riches: Horatio Alger and the American Dream, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 245

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Macmillan Publishing Company

Release: 1963

ISBN: 0027891402

Description: "From Rags to Riches" is the biography of Horatio Alger, Jr, whose rags to riches story is the epitomy of the american ideal. It starts with his strict childhood where he was mocked & humiliated by his classmates until he became the leader of them. Later in life, he embarked on two romantic escapades that would have shocked his readers if they had known. It details his writing career, where he considered himself an abject failure. Told against a variety of 19th century backgrounds--Harvard, Paris, the western USA & the Civil War--"From Rags to Riches" ranks among the most colorful biographies ever written. Included are illustrations, a bibliography & an index.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with From Rags to Riches: Horatio Alger and the American Dream. To get started finding From Rags to Riches: Horatio Alger and the American Dream, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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