From Farm to Fortune or, Nat Nason's Strange Experience - Horatio Alger - Books - Createspace Independent Publishing Platf - 9781717049087 - April 15, 2018
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From Farm to Fortune or, Nat Nason's Strange Experience

Horatio Alger

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From Farm to Fortune or, Nat Nason's Strange Experience

If you've ever used the phrase "rags to riches," you owe that to Horatio Alger, Jr. (1832-1899), who popularized the idea through his fictional writings that also served as a theme for the way America viewed itself as a country. Alger's works about poor boys rising to better living conditions through hard work, determination, courage, honesty, and morals was popular with both adults and younger readers. Excerpt from From Farm to Fortune: Or, Nat Nason's Strange Experience Nat Nason was a poor country boy with a strong desire to better his condition. Life on the farm was unusually hard for him, and after a quarrel with his miserly uncle, with whom he resided, he resolved to strike out for himself. Nat was poor and it was a struggle to reach the great city, where the youth trusted that fame and fortune awaited him. The boy obtained, by accident, a fair sum of money and with this he resolved to go into a business of some kind. But a sharper quickly relieved him of his wealth, and opened Nat's eyes to the fact that he was not as shrewd as he had thought himself to be. The lesson proved a valuable one, and from that moment the country boy did his best to not alone win success but to deserve it. He worked hard, often in the midst of great difficulties, and what the outcome of his struggle was, will be found in the pages which follow.

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released April 15, 2018
ISBN13 9781717049087
Publishers Createspace Independent Publishing Platf
Pages 220
Dimensions 152 × 229 × 12 mm   ·   299 g
Language English  

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