Bound to rise, or, Harry Walton's motto

Date:

[1873].

Author:

Alger, Horatio, Jr., 1832-1899, author.

Collecting Area:

Mathes Childrens Literature

Call Number:

YH A395 B6A LOCAL

Publisher:

Henry T. Coates & Co.

Abstract:

In 1870's New Hampshire, fifteen-year-old Harry Walton, determined to help his impoverished family retain their farm, leaves home to find work and, after several different jobs and many adventures, manages to save his family's livelihood and find a promising new career.

Physical Description:

331 pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 20 cm.

Series:

His Luck & pluck books. Second series and Alger, Horatio, Jr., 1832-1899. Luck & Pluck books. Second series.

Curator Notes:

Porter & Coates, c 1873 by Loring, text and illustrations printed from Loring plates; Second Luck and Pluck Series v 2; serialized in Young Israel in 1873; spine title fields stamped in gold, spine and front cover titles, designs (leaves) and vignette (winged wheel) printed in yellow and black

Subjects:

Youth Conduct of life Juvenile fiction, Boys Juvenile fiction, Diligence Juvenile fiction, Success Juvenile fiction, Boys, Diligence, Success, and Youth Conduct of life

Genres/Forms:

Fiction and Juvenile works