Ragged Dick: Street Life in New York with the Boot Blacks (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781981427802)

Ragged Dick is a fourteen-year-old bootblack - he smokes, drinks occasionally, and sleeps on the streets - but he is anxious "to turn over a new leaf, and try to grow up 'spectable". He won't steal under any circumstances, and many gentlemen who are impressed with this virtue (and his determination to succeed) offer their aid. Mr. Greyson, for example, invites him to church and Mr. Whitney gives him five dollars for performing a service. Dick uses the money to open a bank account and to rent his first apartment.

Author: Horatio Alger Jr
ISBN-10: 1981427805
ISBN-13: 9781981427802
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 12/04/2017
Pages: 106
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.34lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.22d