| Author: | Horatio Alger, Jr. | ISBN: | 1230001199673 |
| Publisher: | Reading Bear Publications | Publication: | June 25, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Horatio Alger, Jr. |
| ISBN: | 1230001199673 |
| Publisher: | Reading Bear Publications |
| Publication: | June 25, 2016 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
Frank's Campaign, written in 1864, centers around fifteen-year-old Frank Frost, who, in a patriotic gesture, offers to postpone his schooling in order to tend the farm after his father enlists in the Union army. Frank organizes a marching and drilling corps of the area boys, hence the book's title, Frank's Campaign. There are stereotypical good guys and bad guys: the main villains are the evil father and son team of Squire and John Haynes, who individually and collectively plot to disrupt life for the virtuous Frost family (Project MUSE).
A great example of personal success story-telling from the master, Horatio Alger. 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
Horatio Alger, Jr. (January 13, 1832 – July 18, 1899) was a prolific 19th-century American author, best known for his many formulaic juvenile novels about impoverished boys and their rise from humble backgrounds to lives of middle-class security and comfort through hard work, determination, courage, and honesty. His writings were characterized by the "rags-to-riches" narrative, which had a formative effect on America during the Gilded Age.
Frank's Campaign, written in 1864, centers around fifteen-year-old Frank Frost, who, in a patriotic gesture, offers to postpone his schooling in order to tend the farm after his father enlists in the Union army. Frank organizes a marching and drilling corps of the area boys, hence the book's title, Frank's Campaign. There are stereotypical good guys and bad guys: the main villains are the evil father and son team of Squire and John Haynes, who individually and collectively plot to disrupt life for the virtuous Frost family (Project MUSE).
A great example of personal success story-telling from the master, Horatio Alger. 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
Horatio Alger, Jr. (January 13, 1832 – July 18, 1899) was a prolific 19th-century American author, best known for his many formulaic juvenile novels about impoverished boys and their rise from humble backgrounds to lives of middle-class security and comfort through hard work, determination, courage, and honesty. His writings were characterized by the "rags-to-riches" narrative, which had a formative effect on America during the Gilded Age.
