{"product_id":"do-and-dare-a-brave-boys-fight-for-fortune-paperback","title":"Do And Dare: A Brave Boy's Fight For Fortune - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHoratio Alger\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlger'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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlger's writings happened to correspond with America's Gilded Age, a time of increasing prosperity in a nation rebuilding from the Civil War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis lifelong theme of rags to riches continued to gain popularity but has gradually lessened since the 1920s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStill, readers today often come across Ragged Dick and stories like it in school.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 134\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.29 x 11 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 04, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":71327311790333,"sku":"9781835523261","price":25.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/0V9fP--udF9781835523261.webp?v=1789710660","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/do-and-dare-a-brave-boys-fight-for-fortune-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}