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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
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Ben, The Luggage Boy; Or, Among The Wharves

Ben, The Luggage Boy; Or, Among The Wharves

Alger, Horatio, Jr.

Paperback

Classic Fiction

ISBN10: 9354842097
ISBN13: 9789354842092
Publisher: Alpha Ed
Published: Jul 5 2021
Pages: 148
Weight: 0.50
Height: 0.34 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A brisk voyage into a bustling, sunlit world where grit meets goodwill. Ben, The Luggage Boy places a keen eye on shipboard city life and the maritime wharf, inviting readers to root for a boy whose ambition travels as fast as the tide. In this restored edition from Alpha Editions, Horatio Alger Jr. exposes a vivid corner of seaside urban America through a rags-to-riches motif that remains inspiring today. The story blends boys adventure fiction with juvenile moral tales, offering accessible, clear prose that resonates with school age readers and young adventure readers alike. It is a rare window into American nineteenth-century fiction, sketched with the colour of Victorian America while staying remarkably modern in its sense of possibility and self-help ethos. The world is tactile and memorable-a bustling port, a shipboard city life, the social textures of wharves and streets-yet the heart remains intimate, hopeful, and human. This is more than a reprint: it is a collector's item and a cultural treasure, restored for today's readers and future generations. It will appeal to casual readers seeking a brisk, moral adventure as well as classic-literature enthusiasts who value Horatio Alger junior works and illustrated editions. A compact, timeless beacon for those who love tales of perseverance, enterprise, and character forged by circumstance.

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