Helping Himself, or Grant Thornton's Ambition deals with the grit and determination of Grant, a 15 year old farmer's boy whose father is dead and in order to pay his minister father's debts, and to help his mother deal with their abject poverty young Grant postpones his college education to take a job as a Wall Street broker's clerk. The first step is to deal with the avaricious and greedy man who is keeping them from obtaining the meager amount due them and which will at least allow them to eat. Grant's wits, pluck and ...
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Helping Himself, or Grant Thornton's Ambition deals with the grit and determination of Grant, a 15 year old farmer's boy whose father is dead and in order to pay his minister father's debts, and to help his mother deal with their abject poverty young Grant postpones his college education to take a job as a Wall Street broker's clerk. The first step is to deal with the avaricious and greedy man who is keeping them from obtaining the meager amount due them and which will at least allow them to eat. Grant's wits, pluck and sheer determination are tested time and time again and each time he rises to the occasion. Read of his struggle to feed his mother and himself and then to rise in the world despite great odds. I can say with great confidence that in the end, he might succeed!
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Good. No Jacket. Book. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Pub by Henry Coates, 1886. Good+ cond. hardcover now in archival grade Brodart, no dj. Deep blue-green cloth over bds w/ red. black & white dec & lettering on cover & spine. Lt-mdt bumping & rubbing to wear points, slightest of spine-lean. Bright pict eps. Hinges (interior) w/ exposed webbing but holding well, gutters (exterior) sound. Frontis illus in b&w. 320pp. Book is square, straight, tight & clean except as noted, overall Good+ cond. Same or next day shipping. Please email any questions.
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