Ragged Dick: A Graded Reader of the classic by Horatio Alger

This is a simplified version of Horatio Alger's novel of a kind, energetic orphan who shines shoes and lives on the street in 1868 New York. Dick faces all kinds of situations and adversity but is always ahead of the game and the con artists.After spending a day with a boy from out of town, he rethinks his life and decides to get an education, to quit the gambling houses and to move up in society. He lives in a tough city, but always manages to stay afloat.The story is a great look at American history as it really was.