{"product_id":"ragged-dick-and-risen-from-the-ranks-9781554812363","title":"Ragged Dick and Risen from the Ranks","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Jr. Alger Horatio | Gary Scharnhorst\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Broadview Press Inc\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Broadview Press Inc\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Classics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eRagged Dick\u003c\/em\u003e, Horatio Alger's most successful book, Alger codified the basic formula he would follow in nearly a hundred subsequent novels for boys: a young hero, inexperienced in the temptations of the city but morally armed to resist them, is unexpectedly forced to earn a livelihood. The hero's exemplary struggle--to retain his virtue, to clear his name of accusations, and to gain economic independence--was the basis of the Alger plot. Hugely popular at the turn of the twentieth century, Alger's works have at different times been framed as a model for the \"American dream\" and as dangerously exciting sensationalism for young readers; Gary Scharnhorst's new introduction separates the myth of Alger as \"success ideologue\" from the more complex messages conveyed in his work. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRagged Dick\u003c\/em\u003e is paired in this edition with \u003cem\u003eRisen from the Ranks\u003c\/em\u003e, another coming-of-age story of a young man achieving respectability. Historical appendices include extensive contemporary reviews, material on the \"success myth\" associated with Alger, and parodies of Alger's work. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadview Press Inc","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46289969512599,"sku":"9781554812363","price":2040.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781554812363.webp?v=1767700812","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/ragged-dick-and-risen-from-the-ranks-9781554812363","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}