The Young Miner

*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. 


What better way to go from rags to riches than the gold rush, a rite of passage many Americans made in the 19th century as they headed west in search of gold. This edition of Alger’s The Young Miner; or Tom Nelson in California is specially formatted with a Table of Contents and is illustrated with pictures of Alger, Jr.