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Do and Dare: A Brave Boy's Fight for Fortune
Do and Dare A Brave Boy's Fight for Fortune Author:Horatio Alger "The happiest men are those who are usefully employed. Don't forget that, and never sigh for the opportunity to lead an idle life." Lessons of life are mixed with fantastic adventure! Commerce, mining, investing, education, learning, robberies, hostage taking revenge, assassins, and exploration are all part of the backdrop that Alger uses to ... more »show that to win we must Dare! 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