Rufus and Rose

*Illustrated

*Includes Table of Contents

If you’ve ever used the phrase “rags to riches,” you owe that to Horatio Alger, Jr. (1832-1899), who popularized the idea through his fictional writings that also served as a theme for the way America viewed itself as a country. Alger’s works about poor boys rising to better living conditions through hard work, determination, courage, honesty, and morals was popular with both adults and younger readers. 


This edition of Alger’s Rufus and Rose; or The Fortunes of Rough and Ready is specially formatted with a Table of Contents and is illustrated with pictures of Alger, Jr.