The Young Adventurer

Tom Nelson sets out for California hoping to earn money in the gold fields to pay off the mortgage on his father"s farm, braving thieves, outlaws, and Indians along the way. The Young Adventurer is part of a series of stories of boys working hard and achieving the American dream. Alger wrote these to help instill the principle of Strive and Succeed, Personal Growth and Work to Achieve the American Dream. Horatio Alger, Jr. authored about seventy books. He was the son of a clergyman, graduated from Harvard. His stories are pure, inspiring and as endearing today as they were when first published. Это и многое другое вы найдете в книге The Young Adventurer