Horatio Alger

Sink or Swim Horatio Alger

A hard working youth is kidnapped after witnessing a local squire set a house on fire. This book, written in the mid-19th century, tells the story of Harry Raymond (it is subtitled Harry Raymond's Resolve). The hero, Harry, is a 15-year old living in Vernon, NY. Harry is left to provide for his family after his father is killed in a tragic accident, and encounters many trials along the way. But he also wins some people over with his attitude and resolve, and in the end comes out much better for his efforts.