02594cam a22003733u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000360011324500490014926400510019830000470024933600260029633700260032233800360034850000310038450802050041552012270062053400450184765300320189265300400192465300480196465300190201265300320203165300320206365300300209565300520212585600430217755098UtSlPG20260610134253.0mcr n260607r2017||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPZ1 aAlger, Horatio, Jr.,d1832-189910aStrong and Steady; Or, Paddle Your Own Canoe 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2017  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2017-07-13  aE-text prepared by David Edwards, Martin Pettit, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org)  a"Strong and Steady; Or, Paddle Your Own Canoe" by Horatio Alger Jr. is a juvenile fiction novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows Walter Conrad, a young boy who, after experiencing a sudden financial downfall due to his father's misfortunes, begins a journey of self-reliance and personal growth. The narrative emphasizes themes of perseverance and hard work, reflective of Alger's belief in the value of individual effort and moral uprightness.  At the start of the story, Walter is introduced as a well-off boy attending the Essex Classical Institute, engaging in friendly banter with his peers. However, an unexpected turn comes when Walter receives a telegram notifying him of his father's severe illness, which later leads to the shocking revelation of his father’s death. Following this tragedy, Walter learns about the financial disaster that has befallen his family due to his father’s investments in a failed mining company. This abrupt change in circumstance forces Walter to confront the realities of life and the necessity of earning his own way, setting the stage for his character's development and the various challenges he may face ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aOrphans -- Juvenile fiction  aConduct of life -- Juvenile fiction  aBoys -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction  aBildungsromans  aHonesty -- Juvenile fiction  aSuccess -- Juvenile fiction  aTheft -- Juvenile fiction  aBooksellers and bookselling -- Juvenile fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55098