Horatio Alger Jr. Books, S-Z

see larger picture	Sam's Chance and How He Improved It by Horatio Alger	see larger picture	Secret Drawer, The or, The Story of the Missing Will. by Horatio Alger
	ILLUSTRATED Sam Barker is mistaken for a Harvard University freshman while on his way to live with a rich family in Boston. Aka: Sam's Chance: What He Made of It. In the Tattered Tom Series.		ILLUSTRATED This is a first edition of an Alger Tale serialized in 1858. This story takes into shabby back alleys of New York, into pawn shops, and searches for a missing will.
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see larger picture	Seeking His Fortune And Other Dialogues. by Horatio Alger	see larger picture	Shifting for Himself or, Gilbert Greyson's Fortunes. by Horatio Alger
	ILLUSTRATED A collection of dialogues written by Alger and his sister.		ILLUSTRATED Having lost all of his family money, young Gilbert must go to New York City and find a job to support himself. Aka: How the Ship Came In. In the Brave and Bold Series.
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see larger picture	Silas Snobden's Office Boy. by Horatio Alger	see larger picture	Sink or Swim or, Harry Raymond's Resolve. by Horatio Alger
	ILLUSTRATED An exciting rags to riches story with villains, mysterious benefactors, kidnappers, and a train chase.		ILLUSTRATED After his father's death, young Harry must leave school and go to work; his discovery of an arson/insurance fraud scheme leads to his being shanghaied. Aka: Pluck Always Succeeds. In the Luck and Pluck Series.
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see larger picture	Slow and Sure or, From the Street to the Shop. by Horatio Alger	see larger picture	Store Boy, The or, The Fortunes of Ben Barclay. by Horatio Alger
	ILLUSTRATED After a fire destroys their tenement, Paul and his mother move into his patron's house where Paul foils a robbery. Aka: From the Sidewalk to the Shop, The Story of Paul Hoffman, The Young Street Merchant. In the Tattered Tom Series.		ILLUSTRATED To pay off the mortgage, young Ben goes to New York to find work and becomes private secretary to a wealthy lady. Aka: Ben Barclay's Courage; or, The Fortunes of A Store Boy. In the Way to Succeed Series.
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see larger picture	Strive and Succeed or, The Progress of Walter Conrad. by Horatio Alger	see larger picture	Striving for Fortune or, Walter Griffith's Trials and Successes by Horatio Alger
	ILLUSTRATED Walter Conrad adopts a disguise to investigate the shady mining company that bankrupted his late father. Aka: Stive and Succeed: The Story of Walter Conrad's Success. In the Luck and Pluck Series.		ILLUSTRATED Alone and destitute in New York City, young Walter becomes a newsboy but runs afoul of the local street gang. Aka: Walter Griffith; or, The Adventures of a Young Street Salesman.
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see larger picture	Strong and Steady or, Paddle Your Own Canoe. by Horatio Alger	see larger picture	Struggling Upward or, Luke Larkin's Luck. by Horatio Alger
	ILLUSTRATED When his father dies penniless, young Walter Conrad must go live with some mean relations who think he is still rich. Aka: The Story of a Successful Boy, A Tale of Self-Help. In the Luck and Pluck Series.		ILLUSTRATED To support his impoverished family, a farm boy travels to New York and takes on a variety of jobs including apprentice shoemaker and magician's assistant. In Luck & Pluck Series.
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see larger picture	Tattered Tom or, The Story of a Street Arab. by Horatio Alger	see larger picture	Telegraph Boy, The. by Horatio Alger
	ILLUSTRATED A homeless girl lives by her wits on the streets of New York until it is discovered that she's the long-lost heir to a fortune.		ILLUSTRATED Poor country boy Frank Kavanagh is cheated of his money on his arrival in New York City; he takes a number of jobs to get by until he secures a position as a messenger boy. Aka: Courage Wins, Making His Way in New York. In the Tattered Tom Series.
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see larger picture	Timothy Crump's Ward or, The New Year's Loan, And What Became of It. by Horatio Alger	see larger picture	Tom Brace Who He Was and How He Fared. by Horatio Alger
	ILLUSTRATED A poor New York newsboy and his family are surprised when they are given a generous sum of money to care for a foundling left on their doorstep. Aka: A Story of American Life, Jacks Ward; or, The Boy Guardian.		ILLUSTRATED Running away from a brutal guardian, Tom goes to Boston for work and to school in Connecticut before learning the secret of his parentage. Aka: Tom Ruff: Who He Was and What He Did.
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see larger picture	Tom Temple's Career. by Horatio Alger	see larger picture	Tom Thatcher's Fortune. by Horatio Alger
	ILLUSTRATED Young Tom is a bully who causes trouble for his guardians. When he loses his money he must go to New York to find work; there, he is hired by a merchant to track down a fugitive embezzler in California. Aka: A Struggle For Fame and Fortune.		ILLUSTRATED After losing his job in a shoe factory, young Tom heads for California to find the gold mine discovered by his father. Aka: The Secret of a Letter.
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see larger picture	Tom Tracy or, The Trials of a New York Newsboy. by Horatio Alger	see larger picture	Tom Turner's Legacy The Story of How He Secured It by Horatio Alger
	ILLUSTRATED A New York newsboy befriends a hermit and resists the schemes of his rich uncle to cheat him out of some valuable property.		ILLUSTRATED Young Tom faces arrest for theft, the schemes of a greedy cousin, and working in New York city before meeting with success
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see larger picture	Tony the Hero. Horatio Alger	see larger picture	Train Boy, The. by Horatio Alger
	ILLUSTRATED A homeless boy runs away from the tramp who raised him and finds work as a stable boy in a country hotel. When he inherits a fortune, the tramp renters his life. Aka: A Brave Boy's Adventues with a Tramp, Tony the Tramp, Right is Might.		ILLUSTRATED Young Paul supports his family by selling papers on the train. when he proves a hero during a train wreck, he is rewarded with a good job in Chicago. Aka: Up the Ladder.
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see larger picture	Try and Trust or, The Story of a Bound Boy. by Horatio Alger	see larger picture	Victor Vane The Young Secretary by Horatio Alger
	ILLUSTRATED Poor orphaned Herbert Mason becomes bondservant to an Ohio farmer; eventually he wins his freedom and goes to New York. Aka: Abner Holden's Bound Boy, Trial and Adventures of Herbert Mason. In the Luck and Pluck Series.		ILLUSTRATED Falsely accused of theft, young Victor leaves home and becomes private secretary to a congressman and travels with him to New York, Washington, and the West.
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see larger picture	Wait and Hope or, Ben Bradford's Motto by Horatio Alger	see larger picture	Wait and Win The Story of Jack Drummond's Pluck by Horatio Alger
	ILLUSTRATED Laid off from his factory job, Ben Bradford works at anything he can find to support his family while waiting and hoping for opportunity to knock. Aka: Plucky Boy's Luck. In the Brave and Bold Series.		ILLUSTRATED Newly orphaned Jack Drummond takes a job on a New England farm then becomes a sailor working his way to India. Aka: Work and Win; or, A Hard Earned Reward.
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see larger picture	Walter Sherwood's Probation by Horatio Alger	see larger picture	Western Boy, The or, The Road to Success by Horatio Alger
	ILLUSTRATED Young Walter wastes his college days by putting good times ahead of study; when his guardian finds out, he forces Walter to quit school and look for a job in Chicago. Aka: Cool Head and Warm Heart.		ILLUSTRATED A poor shoeshine boy heads to Cincinnati to uncover the mystery of his heritage, but his greedy uncle plots to have him killed. Aka: Tom the Bootback, A Western Boy's Success.
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see larger picture	World Before Him, The by Horatio Alger	see larger picture	Young Acrobat of the Great North American Circus by Horatio Alger
	ILLUSTRATED Disinherited by his scheming stepfather, young Frank Courtney travels to New York City to seek his fortune. Aka: Making His Way, Frank Courtney's Struggle Upward.		ILLUSTRATED Kit runs away from his mean uncle and a grueling job as a blacksmith's apprentice to join a traveling circus. Aka: He Would Be a Mountebank, The Young Acrobat, The Great North American Circus.
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see larger picture	Young Adventurer, The or, Tom's Trip Across the Plains by Horatio Alger	see larger picture	Young Bank Messenger, The by Horatio Alger
	ILLUSTRATED Tom Nelson braves thieves, outlaws and Indians on his journey to California to seek his fortune. In the Pacific Series.		ILLUSTRATED The Gypsy dream book; Napoleon's oraculum; New edition Witches' dream book and complete fortune teller. Aka: A Cousin's Conspiracy, A Boy's Struggle For and Inheritance. Cheated out of his inheritance, a poor country boy takes a job at a Nebraska bank and helps capture a notorious outlaw.
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see larger picture	Young Boatman of Pine Point, The by Horatio Alger	see larger picture	Young Book Agent, The or, Frank Hardy's Road to Success by Horatio Alger
	ILLUSTRATED Young Grit runs a ferry service across the Kennebec River when his brutal stepfather returns from prison and threatens him and his mother. Aka: Grit, The Young Boatman.		ILLUSTRATED When his father goes bankrupt, young Frank Hardy must sell books door-to-door to support his family. A Stratemeyer Completion
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see larger picture	Young Captain Jack or, The Son of a Soldier by Horatio Alger	see larger picture	Young Circus Rider, The or, The Mystery of Robert Rudd. by Horatio Alger
	ILLUSTRATED Raised by an aristocratic Southern family, young Jack is surprised when a Confederate Army surgeon claims him for his missing son. A Stratemeyer Completion.		ILLUSTRATED Circus rider Robert Rudd and his giant friend Anak have many adventures around the country before Robert discovers the secret of his heritage. In the Atlantic Series.
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see larger picture	Young Explorer, The or, Among the Sierras. by Horatio Alger	see larger picture	Young Miner, The or, Tom Nelson in California. by Horatio Alger
	ILLUSTRATED Ben Stanton goes to California to search for gold and befriends a Chinese immigrant. Aka: Claiming His Fortune, Ben Stanton the Explorer. In the Pacific Series.		ILLUSTRATED Tom Nelson arrives in California and has many adventures while prospecting for gold. Aka: Tom Nelson Out West. In the Pacific Series.
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see larger picture	Young Musician, The by Horatio Alger	see larger picture	Young Outlaw, The or, Adrift In The Streets. by Horatio Alger
	ILLUSTRATED Orphaned Philip Gray escapes from the county poorhouse and becomes a successful fiddler. Aka: Fighting His Way.		ILLUSTRATED Alone and penniless on the streets of New York, runaway orphan Sam Barker turns to theft and petty crime to survive. Aka:Adrift in the World. In the Tattered Tom Series.
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see larger picture	Young Salesman, The by Horatio Alger
	ILLUSTRATED Robbed of his money, a young immigrant from England finds a sales job in New York while tracking down the thief. Aka: Scott Walton's Early Struggles.
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