Robert
Coverdale's Struggle or, On the Wave of Success. by Horatio Alger - book
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ILLUSTRATED In a New England fishing village, Young Robert works hard to
support his aunt in spite of his uncle, an abusive alcoholic. Eventually he
goes to New York City and makes good.
One day Robert Coverdale is cruelly abandoned on
an island, by his uncle, who seeks to punish him for refusing to turn over a
small amount of money to him. Robert salvages some wood planks and constructs
a crude raft. As he paddles the raft toward the mainland, the raft collapses.
He starts to swim the remaining distance but is too exhausted. Luckily he is
rescued by the "hermit of the cliff". The hermit reveals to Robert that he had
lost his wife tragically, and in addition, someone had abducted his beloved
five-year old son. The hermit suspects that his cousin, Charles Waldo is
responsible. The hermit asks Robert to investigate his son’s abduction.
Robert gladly takes on this task, and works hard to find his new friends son.
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