02964cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000380012624500410016426400510020530000470025633600260030333700260032933800360035550000310039150508820042250801190130452010960142353400450251965300140256485600430257899900170262135950UtSlPG20260610133824.0mcr n260607r2011||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d a04016926 aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aCT1 aBolton, Sarah Knowles,d1841-191610aLives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2011 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier aRelease date is 2011-04-240 aGeorge Peabody, merchant -- Bayard Taylor, traveller -- Captain James B. Eads, civil engineer -- James Watt, inventor -- Sir Josiah Mason, manufacturer -- Bernard Palissy, potter -- Bertel Thorwaldsen, sculptor -- Wolfgang Mozart, composer -- Samuel Johnson, author -- Oliver Goldsmith, poet and writer -- Michael Faraday, scientist -- Sir Henry Bessemer, maker of steel -- Sir Titus Salt, philanthropist -- Joseph Marie Jacquard, silk weaver -- Horace Greeley, editor -- William Lloyd Garrison, reformer -- Giuseppe Garibaldi, patriot -- Jean Paul Richter, novelist -- Leon Gambetta, statesman -- David G. Farragut, sailor -- Ezra Cornell, mechanic -- Lieut.-General [Philip] Sheridan, soldier -- Thomas Cole, painter -- Ole Bull, violinist -- [Jean Louis Ernest] Meissonier, artist -- George W. Childs, journalist -- Dwight L. Moody, evangelist -- Abraham Lincoln, president. aProduced by Darleen Dove, Sharon Verougstraete and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net a"Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous" by Sarah Knowles Bolton is a collection of biographical accounts written in the late 19th century. The book showcases the inspiring stories of various individuals from humble beginnings who rose to prominence, illustrating the theme that poverty does not preclude success. Through these narratives, the book aims to motivate young readers by demonstrating that ambition and determination can lead to significant achievements. The beginning of the book introduces its purpose, emphasizing that the lives of notable figures, such as Abraham Lincoln and George Peabody, serve as powerful reminders that anyone, regardless of their background, can achieve greatness. The author discusses how she has selected characters who overcame obstacles and contributed to important historical events, providing encouragement for readers facing their own challenges. The initial stories set the tone for the motivational journey of key historical figures who transformed their hard circumstances into remarkable success. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nOriginal publication data not identified aBiography40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35950 c76793d76793