02254cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000360011324500480014926400510019730000470024833600260029533700260032133800360034750000310038350802280041452011560064253400450179865300240184365300420186785600430190928381UtSlPG20260610133640.0mcr n260607r2009||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPZ1 aAlger, Horatio, Jr.,d1832-189910aBen, the Luggage Boy; Or, Among the Wharves 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2009  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2009-03-21  aProduced by Taavi Kalju, Woodie4, Joseph Cooper and the
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available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)  a"Ben, the Luggage Boy; or, Among the Wharves" by Horatio Alger Jr. is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows the adventures of a young boy named Ben who has run away from home and is trying to make a life for himself in the bustling streets of New York City. As Ben navigates through challenges such as making a living and sustaining himself, he encounters various characters that highlight the struggles and aspirations of street children during that time.  The opening of the novel introduces Ben as a young luggage boy, waiting on the wharves for the chance to earn a few cents by carrying the baggage of incoming passengers. Through his interactions with other street children and an elderly lady, we get a glimpse of Ben’s humorous resilience and street smarts, as well as his ambition to better his circumstances despite his difficult living situation. Ben's initial confidence, combined with the realities of survival in a competitive urban environment, sets the stage for a tale that explores themes of hardship, friendship, and the pursuit of dreams in a challenging world. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aRunaways -- Fiction  aNew York (N.Y.) -- History -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/28381