Sink or Swim
or, Harry Raymond's Resolve. by Horatio Alger - book
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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.
Harry Raymond lives with his father, mother and
little sister. Raymond's father is a carpenter with a modest income, but
Squire Turner holds a mortgage on their house.
When Harry's father is suddenly killed, he learns his family owns land in
Wisconsin. Harry’s mother asks Squire Turner to investigate the value of this
land, and although the land is valuable, the Squire dishonestly reports that
it is basically worthless. One night Harry witnesses Squire Turner
setting fire to one of his empty houses. Harry confronts him, but the Squire
denies the accusations. The consequences of witnessing Squire Turner’s
treachery result in Harry being kidnapped. Harry struggles through many
obstacles to get free and return home to save his family from Squire Turner’s
dishonest plans.
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