Train Boy,
The. by Horatio Alger - book
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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.
Paul Palmer works as a train boy, selling
periodicals on the Chicago Milwaukee Railroad. Earning $7 a week, he is the
sole support of his widowed mother, and young sister.
On the train one day, Paul befriends a wealthy businessman, Alexander
Bradford. Unfortunately, there is an accident with the train, and chaos
ensues. Because of his fast thinking, Paul saves Bradford from bad
circumstances and in return receives a gift that will better his life and his
family’s.
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