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An impatient boy looks beyond Crofield while his father hammers horseshoes at the forge. Jack Ogden is eager to reach the city, certain that opportunities await him there. At home, a large family and a struggling blacksmith business make his future feel urgent. William O. Stoddard builds this children's novel around the practical hopes of village youngsters who want a chance to prove themselves.
His sister Mary has ambitions and abilities of her own. She earns five dollars for helping produce an issue of the Eagle, while Jack reaches Albany and discovers that an affable stranger is the state governor. Practical work, unexpected encounters and advice about character give the adventure its shape. Readers interested in older stories of young people making their way can follow two siblings whose initiative brings them new responsibilities and a chance to be taken seriously.
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- Author
- William O. Stoddard
- Pages
- 135
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Childrens Classics
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