National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: People: Assimilation and the Crucible of the City: Street Life in New York
Excerpt from Horatio Alger's well-known novel, "Ragged Dick, Or, Street Life in New York," that describes the values and attitudes needed to make it in the capitalistic, urban America of the late-nineteenth century.
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Classic Reader: Authors: Horatio Alger
This site features the author Horatio Alger including the full text of 20 novels. Bound to Rise, Brave and Bold, Do and Dare, and Timothy Crump's Ward: A Story of American Life are some of the novels provided.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Herbert Carter's Legacy
A scanned copy of the 1875 publication of Herbert Carter's Legacy by Horatio Alger, a fiction book for children.
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Classic Reader: Book: The Young Explorer by Horatio Alger
This site features the full text of the novel The Young Explorer by Horatio Alger.
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Classic Reader: The Errand Boy by Horatio Alger
This is the full text of the novel The Errand Boy by Horatio Alger. It is a simplistic and moralistic tale of a young man to which bad has been done, and who does good in return.
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U.s. History: New Attitutdes Toward Wealth
The accumulation of wealth went beyond inheritance in the late 19th century. Read about three different ideas for the ordinary person to become wealthy.
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Classic Reader: Driven From Home by Horatio Alger
This is the complete text of the novel Driven From Home by Horatio Alger.
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Classic Reader: Facing the World by Horatio Alger
This is the full text of the novel Facing the World by Horatio Alger a classic collection of adventures, narrates the story of a boy who flees away from a cruel guardian and is fortunate enough to find a loyal friend. Together they...
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Classic Reader: Frank's Campaign or the Farm and the Camp by Horatio Alger
This is the full text of the novel Frank's Campaign or the Farm and the Camp by Horatio Alger, the record of a boy's experiences, assuming responsibilities of manhood while his father is away in the service.
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Classic Reader: Helping Himself by Horatio Alger
Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. First published in 1886, one work is Helping Himself, or Grant Thornton's Ambition. This work was written by Horatio Alger.
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Classic Reader: Joe the Hotel Boy by Horatio Alger
Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. First published in 1906, one work is Joe The Hotel Boy. This book was written by Horatio Alger.
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Classic Reader: Jack's Ward by Horatio Alger
Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. First published in 1875, one publication is Jack's Ward. This story was written by Horatio Alger.
Open Library of the Internet Archive
Open Library: The Erie Train Boy
This ebook version of Horatio Alger's The Erie Train Boy has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
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Open Library: The Young Outlaw, Or, Adrift in the Streets
This ebook version of Horatio Alger's The Young Outlaw, Or, Adrift In The Streets has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
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Classic Reader: The Store Boy by Horatio Alger
The full text of the novel The Store Boy by Horatio Alger. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.
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Classic Reader: "Paul Prescott's Charge" by Horatio Alger
The full text of the novel Paul Prescott's Charge by Horatio Alger. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.
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Classic Reader: Paul the Peddler by Horatio Alger
The full text of the novel Paul the Peddler by Horatio Alger. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.
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Classic Reader: Phil, the Fiddler by Horatio Alger
The full text of the novel Phil, the Fiddler by Horatio Alger. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.
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Classic Reader: Timothy Crump's Ward: A Story of American Life
Read the full text of "Timothy Crump's Ward: A Story of American Life" by Horatio Alger.
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Horatio Alger, Jr.
Excerpt from Horatio Alger's well-known novel that describes the values and attitudes needed to make it in the capitalistic, urban America of the late-nineteenth century.