Cast Upon the Breakers

About the Author

Horatio Alger Jr. was a 19th-century American author famous for his rags-to-riches juvenile novels, in which poor boys rise through hard work, honesty, and a little luck. His name became shorthand for the American self-made success story.

Brave and Bold Paul Prescott’s Charge The Young Acrobat of the Great North American Circus by Jr. Horatio Alger Only an Irish Boy The Young Bank Messenger Adrift in New York