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Fame and Fortune: A Classic Rags to Riches Story!
Fame and Fortune A Classic Rags to Riches Story Author:Horatio Alger "In this free country there is every inducement for effort, however unpromising may be the early circumstances in which one is placed". Richard (Dick) Hunter begins in humble circumstances learning the vales of honesty, hard work, saving, and taking advantage of an opportunity when it appears. Dick starts investing in Real Estate seeing value ... more »where others see problems, a great lesson for today! 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