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050 4 _aPZ
100 1 _aAlger, Horatio, Jr.,
_d1832-1899
245 1 4 _aThe Young Salesman
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2018
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2018-03-20
508 _aProduced by David Edwards, Martin Pettit 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 Young Salesman" by Horatio Alger, Jr. is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows a young boy named Scott Walton, who, after losing his father on the passage from England to America, arrives in New York City determined to make his own way in life. With limited funds and no family aside from distant relatives, Scott faces numerous challenges as he seeks employment and strives to build a future amidst the bustling metropolis. At the start of the story, we are introduced to Scott and his ill father aboard the ship "Arcturus". Tragically, Scott's father succumbs to his illness before they reach New York, leaving Scott to navigate his new surroundings alone with a small sum of money. Once in the city, he meets a questionable acquaintance, Crawford Lane, who initially appears helpful but later proves to be deceitful. Despite the hardships Scott faces, including an unkind reception from his relatives and the cruel realities of poverty, he exhibits resilience and determination as he begins working in a dry-goods store. The opening chapters set the stage for his journey of self-discovery and ambition against the backdrop of a rapidly changing America. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aOrphans -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aBildungsromans
653 _aNew York (N.Y.) -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aUncles -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aCity and town life -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aSuccess -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aTheft -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aTraveling sales personnel -- Juvenile fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56798
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