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The Young Explorer
Horatio Alger
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I'd go into business."
"What kind of business?"
"Well," said Tom reflectively, "you might buy out an apple or a peanut-stand, and have lots of money left."
"Is there much money to be made that way?" inquired Ben.
"Well, I never knowed anybody get rich in that line. I guess you'd make a livin'."
"That wouldn't satisfy me, Tom. What I want most of all is to go to
California."
The bootblack whistled.
"That's off ever so far, isn't it?"
"Yes, it's a long way."
"How do you go?"
"There are three ways," answered Ben, who had made himself familiar with the subject. "The first is to go by land-across the plains. Then there is a line of steamers by way of Panama. The longest way is by a sailing-. . . Read More
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Community Reviews
Maybe a little too perfect, but a fun adventure story nonetheless.
This was a really fun adventure novel! Now I want to read more by this author.
First book I read on my new Kindle.
This was a nice quick little read, could almost read it in one sitting.
Felt like a moral story. Liked the character of Ben and enjoyed his friendships with Jake and Florence/Ida.
It wrapped up really quickly, they all travelled to find Dewey, and then it was ended i
A mid-period Alger, where he tried to expand his reader base by stretching his universe to include places further away than Central Park. In this novel, Horatio asks himself where possibly would a boy seeking his fortune want to go if not to New York City? The answer apparently was to the gold field