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Randy of the River: The Adventures of a Young Deckhand
Randy of the River The Adventures of a Young Deckhand Author:Horatio Alger Life on a river steamboat is not as romantic as some young people may imagine. There is hard work and plenty of it and the remuneration is not the best. But Randy wanted work and took what was offered. His success in the end was well deserved, and his example shows it is better to do what one finds to do than to fold our hands and remain idle, a... more »nd the idle person is sure, sooner or later, to get into serious mischief. A wonderful story set among a richly described backdrop of Americana. 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.« less