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Cast Upon the Breakers: A Classic Rags to Riches Story!
Cast Upon the Breakers A Classic Rags to Riches Story Author:Horatio Alger Cast Upon the Breakers tells the story of a young man's struggle to rise from poverty to a respectable life. In Cast Upon, the theme of upward mobility through honesty and hard work is put to the test by Alger. Our hero must overcome adversity, dishonesty, villains and bad luck to succeed in the end - and through the success principles taught b... more »y Alger to us - he does. A great story, a great lesson and a great gift! Alger wrote to instill the principle of Strive and Succeed, Personal Growth and Achievement-to attain the American dream. He inspired countless millions of young people world-wide and was the Mark Victor Hanson and Tony Robbins of his era. "Horatio Alger Jr. was the biggest American media star of his day. [when] the sale of 10,000 volumes was deemed a publishing triumph in those days-readers bought at least 200 million copies of his books, placing him in the Stephen King category"...Stefan Kanfer« less