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Title: The Young Adventurer
or Tom's Trip Across the Plains

Author: Horatio Alger

Release Date: November 20, 2008 [EBook #27300]

Language: English

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THE

YOUNG ADVENTURER

OR

TOM'S TRIP ACROSS THE PLAINS

BY

HORATIO ALGER, JR.

AUTHOR OF "THE BACKWOODS BOY," "FROM CANAL BOY TO
PRESIDENT," "WALTER SHERWOOD'S PROBATION," "NED
NEWTON," "ADRIFT IN NEW YORK," ETC.

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Adrift in New York.
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Andy Grant's Pluck.
Bob Burton.
Bound to Rise.
Brave and Bold.
Cash Boy.
Chester Rand.
Do and Dare.
Driven from Home.
Erie Train Boy.
Facing the World.
Hector's Inheritance.
Helping Himself.
Herbert Carter's Legacy.
In a New World.
Jack's Ward.
Jed, the Poor House Boy.
Julius, the Street Boy.
Luke Walton.
Making His Way.
Only an Irish Boy.
Paul, the Peddler.
Phil, the Fiddler.
Ralph Raymond's Heir.
Risen from the Ranks.
Sam's Chance.
Shifting for Himself.
Sink or Swim.
Slow and Sure.
Store Boy.
Strive and Succeed.
Strong and Steady.
Tin Box.
Tom, the Bootblack.
Tony, the Tramp.
Try and Trust.
Young Acrobat.
Young Outlaw.
Young Salesman.

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CONTENTS

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