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050 4 _aPZ
100 1 _aAlger, Horatio, Jr.,
_d1832-1899
245 1 4 _aThe Train Boy
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2017
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2017-10-09
508 _aProduced by David Edwards, David E. Brown and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"The Train Boy" by Horatio Alger Jr. is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around Paul Palmer, a resourceful 16-year-old train boy who sells magazines on a Milwaukee-to-Chicago train. As Paul navigates the challenges of life, he demonstrates his integrity and kindness while also facing adversities from characters who threaten his sense of justice and family. At the start of the story, Paul enthusiastically goes about his duties on the train, engaging with passengers and showcasing his charming personality. He encounters an elderly woman and a generous young lady named Grace Dearborn, who shows kindness by giving him money for his little sister's benefit. However, the atmosphere shifts when a thief named Luke Denton, seeking to steal from Grace, finds himself exposed by Paul, leading to a dramatic leap from the moving train. This incident sets the stage for subsequent conflicts involving Paul, his family dynamics, and his determination to protect those he loves from malevolent influences in his life. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aConduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aChildren -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aBildungsromans
653 _aSiblings -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aSuccess -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aSwindlers and swindling -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aWidows -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aStreet life -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aRailroad trains -- Juvenile fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55725
999 _c96556
_d96556