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Ragged Dick: Or, Street Life in New York with the Boot Blacks
Ragged Dick Or Street Life in New York with the Boot Blacks Author:Horatio Alger I ain t knocked round the city streets all my life for nothin proclaims Ragged Dick the fast talking boy hero of Horatio Alger s classic rags to riches tale Dick is a plucky street boy who smokes gambles and speaks ungrammatically but he is also honest and hardworking striving not for wealth and status but for a steady job a decent place to slee... more »p and respectability A quintessential boy s novel of adventure romance and coming of age Ragged Dick brings to life the drama and perils of living among other young outcasts in the crowded streets of lower Manhattan It is at the same time an exhilarating tale of one boy s metamorphosis from a dirty street urchin to a handsome self respecting gentleman With an Introduction by Michael Meyerand a New Afterword by Bryan Waterman Ragged Dick is a 14 year old bootblack he smokes drinks occasionally and sleeps on the streets but he is anxious to turn over a new leaf and try to grow up spectable He won t steal under any circumstances and many gentlemen who are impressed with this virtue and his determination to succeed offer their aid Mr Greyson for example invites him to church and Mr Whitney gives him five dollars for performing a service Dick uses the money to open a bank account and to rent his first apartment« less