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050 4 _aPZ
100 1 _aAlger, Horatio, Jr.,
_d1832-1899
245 1 0 _aChester Rand; or, The New Path to Fortune
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2007
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2007-10-20
508 _aDavid Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from scans of public domain material produced by Microsoft for their Live Search Books site.) Revised by Richard Tonsing.
520 _a"Chester Rand; or, The New Path to Fortune" by Horatio Alger Jr. is a novel written in the late 19th century. It follows the struggles and aspirations of Chester Rand, a young boy working to support his ailing mother after the death of his father. The narrative explores themes of perseverance, morality, and the pursuit of success in a challenging economic landscape. The opening of the book introduces Chester Rand, who is employed as a clerk in Silas Tripp's village grocery store. Chester's family is in dire financial straits after the closure of his mother's shoe shop, and he hopes to negotiate a raise to four dollars a week. However, his miserly employer refuses and instead offers to cut his wages, leading Chester to ultimately resign. The story sets the stage for Chester's quest for employment and fortune, hinting at the values of hard work and integrity that will guide him through future challenges. The dialogue reveals Chester's resilience and the harsh realities of the working class during that era. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aFriendship -- Fiction
653 _aConduct of life -- Fiction
653 _aAdventure and adventurers -- Fiction
653 _aArtists -- Fiction
653 _aNew York (N.Y.) -- History -- 1865-1898 -- Fiction
653 _aPennsylvania -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction
653 _aWest (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23108
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