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100	1		_aAlcott, William A. _q(William Andrus), _d1798-1859
245	1	4	_aThe Young Man's Guide
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 2007-12-14
508			_aE-text prepared by Barbara Tozier, Bill Tozier, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net)
520			_a"The Young Man's Guide" by William A. Alcott is a personal development guide written in the early 19th century. The book aims to provide young men with principles for character formation, emphasizing the importance of high ideals, industry, morality, and personal responsibility to become virtuous and contributing members of society. It serves as a manual that combines practical advice about managing life choices, work ethics, and personal habits. The opening of the work introduces the author's intentions and the book's purpose, revealing that Alcott initially aimed to compile existing literature on youth but found the need to create original content that aligns with his principles. He emphasizes the importance of having high aims in life and the different motives influencing young men, such as personal happiness, familial duty, and societal roles. Alcott begins establishing a framework for character formation, asserting that young men should seek to live lives marked by usefulness and moral integrity, suggesting that striving to excel will ultimately enhance their contributions to the community and the nation as a whole. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_nOriginal publication data not identified
653			_aConduct of life
653			_aYoung men
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23860
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