From Canal Boy to President; Or, the Boyhood and Manhood of James
From Canal Boy to President; Or, the Boyhood and Manhood of James
By Horatio Alger Jr.
4 Aug, 2020
Brief Extract: This idea was probably too advanced for Jimmy's comprehension, for he was but four years of age, and the youngest of a family of four children. His father had died two years before, leaving a young widow, and four children, the eldest
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Brief Extract: This idea was probably too advanced for Jimmy's comprehension, for he was but four years of age, and the youngest of a family of four children. His father had died two years before, leaving a young widow, and four children, the eldest but nine, in sore straits. A long and severe winter lay before the little family, and they had but little corn garnered to carry them through till the next harvest. But the young widow was a brave woman and a devoted mother. Less