Helping Himself, Or Grant Thornton's Ambition

Helping Himself, or Grant Thornton's Ambition

by Horatio Alger, Jr.

Grant Thornton is a fifteen-year-old farm boy whose father has recently passed away, leaving his family in abject poverty. Grant is determined to help his mother pay off their debts and put food on the table, so he decides to postpone his college education and take a job as a Wall Street broker's clerk, marking the start of a journey filled with challenges and learning experiences.

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2: 02 - GRANT MAKES TWO BUSINESS CALLS
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3: 03 - GRANT WALKS TO SOMERSET
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4: 04 - A TIMELY RESCUE
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5: 05 - MRS. THORNTON'S PEARLS
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6: 06 - GRANT GETS INTO UNEXPECTED TROUBLE
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7: 07 - MRS. SIMPSON COMES TO GRIEF
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8: 08 - GRANT TAKES A DECISIVE STEP
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9: 09 - UNCLE GODFREY PARTS FROM GRANT
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10: 10 - A DAY IN WALL STREET
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11: 11 -GRANT MAKES A FRIEND
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12: 12 - MRS. ESTABROOK'S PLANS
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13: 13 - TWO VIEWS OF TOM CALDER
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14: 14 - WILLIS FORD'S NEW FRIENDS
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15: 15 - AN ARTFUL TRAP
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16: 16 - GRANT FALLS UNDER SUSPICION
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17: 17 - THE TELLTALE KEY
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18: 18 - GRANT'S ENEMIES TRIUMPH
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19: 19 - IMPORTANT EVIDENCE
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20: 20 - AT THE FIFTH AVENUE HOTEL
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21: 21 - THE THIEF IS DISCOVERED
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22: 22 - WILLIS FORD AT BAY
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23: 23 - JUSTICE TRIUMPHS
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24: 24 - STARTLING NEWS
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25: 25 - ANXIOUS INQUIRIES
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26: 26 - A WESTERN CABIN
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27: 27 - THE RIDE TO BARTON'S
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28: 28 - HERBERT IS PROVIDED WITH A NEW HOME
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29: 29 - INTRODUCES MR. BARTON
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30: 30 - A MODEL HOUSEHOLD
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31: 31 - THE HOUSEKEEPER'S CRIME
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32: 32 - HOPE DEFERRED
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33: 32 - THE JOURNEY BEGINS
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34: 34 - MRS. BARTON'S SURPRISE
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35: 35 - HERBERT BREAKS DOWN
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36: 36 - GRANT RECEIVES A LETTER
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37: 37 - WILLIS FORD FINDS THE RUNAWAYS
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38: 38 - FORD TAKES A BOLD STEP, BUT FAILS
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39: 39 - THE HOUSEKEEPER'S RETRIBUTION
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40: 40 - CONCLUSION
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