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Herbert Carter's Legacy

Or, the Inventor's Son

Herbert Carter's Legacy( )
Author: Alger, Horatio
ISBN:978-1-4927-8711-2
Publication Date:Sep 2013
Publisher:CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $7.95
Book Description:

"'Herbert Carter's Legacy' attracts my attention because it shows just how some wealthy people treat the poor. It also shows how anyone's position in life may be changed." -Stella Bohannon, Age 13 years, The Bookman, Volume 54, September, 1921

Horatio Alger, Jr., an author who lived among and for boys and himself remained a boy in heart and association till death, was born at Revere, Mass., January 13, 1834. He was the son of a clergyman; was graduated at Harvard College in...
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Book Details
Pages:260
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6 x 9 x 0.59 Inches
Book Weight:1.01 Pounds
Author Biography
Alger, Horatio (Author)
Horatio Alger was born in Massachusetts in 1832. He was a graduate of Harvard University.

He was considered one of the most renown writers of the 19th Century. His protagonists were usually young boys who struggled from poverty to achieve success in life. He wrote over 100 books with that theme. His titles include "Ragged Dick," "Adrift in New York," 'Sink or Swim," and "The Odds Against Him," "Rough and Ready,"Sam's Chance,"and "Paul the Peddler."

Alger died in 1899.

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