This inspiring and vivid story helps shed light on the life of street boys in the city of New York, and the stories become part of a catalyst that will shape America’s legislation and future.
Horatio Alger Jr. ; January 13, 1832 – July 18, 1899) was a prolific 19th-century American writer, best known for his many young adult novels about impoverished boys and their rise from humble backgrounds to lives of middle-class security and comfort through hard work, determination, courage, and honesty. (Excerpt from Wikipedia)