Excerpt - page 2: "... The Times article's lead paragraph succinctly summarizes how Alger left his mark on literary history: "It is a mea- sure of HoratioAlger's imprint on America that his name has become part ..."
Excerpt - Back Cover: "... who wants to know his country should get acquainted with HoratioAlger. It is dangerous to ignore a man whose ideas hang ..."