Horatio Alger Jr.

The Backwoods Boy; Or, The Boyhood And Manhood Of Abraham Lincoln

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Produktbeschreibung

A bold, boyish portrait of ambition and character that travels from frontier roughness to enduring resolve. The Backwoods Boy invites readers to walk with a young Abraham Lincoln as he learns courage, honesty, and purpose along the rough, hopeful path from boyhood to manhood. This volume offers more than a biographical narrative; it sits at the crossroads of historical juvenile fiction and moral tales for children. Through vivid frontier settings and Lincoln's early trials, Alger crafts a clear message about perseverance, self-reliance, and the shaping power of a steadfast conscience. It speaks to curious young readers and thoughtful adults alike, enriching classrooms and family libraries with a window into nineteenth century america and the civil war era biographies that shaped a nation. Its literary and historical significance lies in its early American storytelling-an approachable, engaging chronicle of character formation that echoes Horatio Alger juvenile fiction values while expanding it with a frontier spirit and real-life implications. The prose remains accessible today, inviting readers to reflect on how boyhood virtues become lifelong principles in a nation building itself. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure, this edition speaks to both casual readers and classic-literature collectors, and it deserves a place on every classroom reading list and thoughtful bookshelf.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Alpha Editions
• Seitenzahl: 146
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 223g
• ISBN-13: 9789354543265
• ISBN-10: 935454326X
• Artikelnr.: 61811836

Autorenporträt

Horatio Alger Jr., an American novelist who lived from January 13, 1832, to July 18, 1899, authored books for young adults about poor lads who, through their good deeds, climb from impoverished roots to lives of stability and comfort in the middle class. His works are known for their "rags-to-riches" narrative, which had a formative influence on the Gilded Age United States. All of Alger's young adult books revolve around the idea that a young man can change his situation for the better by acting morally. The "Horatio Alger myth" holds that the young man achieves success via toil, however, this is untrue. The youngster behaves according to classic characteristics like honesty, generosity, and altruism in the actual stories, and success is invariably the result of an accident that works to the boy's advantage. The youngster might recover a sizable sum of money that was misplaced or save a passenger from a derailed carriage. A wealthy person notices the youngster and his predicament as a result of this. For instance, in one tale, a little child narrowly avoids being hit by a streetcar before being snatched away to safety by a homeless orphan youth.