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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