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100 1 _aAlger, Horatio, Jr.,
_d1832-1899
245 1 0 _aTom Thatcher's Fortune
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2018
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2018-04-02
508 _aProduced by David Edwards, Susan Theresa Morin 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"Tom Thatcher's Fortune" by Horatio Alger, Jr. is a novel written in the late 19th century. This coming-of-age tale revolves around Tom Thatcher, a sixteen-year-old boy who works in a shoe factory to support his family after his father's mysterious death during a gold rush in California. The story explores themes of social class, ambition, and resilience as Tom navigates his challenges and seeks a better life for himself and his family. The opening of the novel introduces us to Tom Thatcher, a hardworking boy who has just come home from a long day at the shoe factory, where he earns a meager wage. He shares dinner with his mother and little sister Tillie, conveying the family's struggles after losing their father. Through a conversation about his father's last letter and his missed fortune, we learn about Tom's determination to uncover the truth about his father's disappearance. The narrative sets the stage for Tom's journey filled with rivalry, self-discovery, and a yearning for a brighter future, while hinting at the contrast between his humble life and that of the wealthy characters in his world. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aConduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aBildungsromans
653 _aCalifornia -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aFathers and sons -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aGold mines and mining -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aYouth -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aDiligence -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aSuccess -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aPhysicians -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aSick -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aCriminals -- Juvenile fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56896
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