Project Gutenberg 2016-04-19 Public domain in the USA. 251 Alger, Horatio, Jr. 1832 1899 Putnam, Arthur Lee Starr, Julian Preston, Charles F. Alger, Horatio Davis, J. Watson 1870 1959 Davis, John Watson A Debt of Honor: The Story of Gerald Lane's Success in the Far West Produced by Giovanni Fini, David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "A Debt of Honor: The Story of Gerald Lane's Success in the Far West" by Horatio Alger, Jr. is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around Gerald Lane, a young boy of sixteen, who lives with his ill father in a cabin in the foothills of Colorado. The narrative explores themes of sacrifice, integrity, and the moral obligations of individuals, particularly focusing on a significant debt of honor owed to Gerald's father by a wealthy man named Bradley Wentworth. The opening of the book sets a poignant tone, introducing us to Gerald's life marked by the challenges of caring for his sick father, who reveals a troubling past involving Wentworth. The father shares the burdens of a great sacrifice he made years ago for Wentworth, indicating a looming need for justice and restitution that weighs heavily on both father and son. As they discuss the hope for extending Gerald's future through Wentworth's promised aid, the reader is drawn into a world of conflict between integrity and betrayal, laying the groundwork for the emotional and moral struggles that will unfold as the story progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Western stories Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Bildungsromans Adventure stories Friendship -- Juvenile fiction Boys -- Juvenile fiction Fathers and sons -- Juvenile fiction Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction Youth -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Diligence -- Juvenile fiction Success -- Juvenile fiction Honor -- Juvenile fiction Youth and death -- Juvenile fiction West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction Colorado -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 390173 2025-08-20T16:02:52.799608 text/html 375311 2024-10-23T00:21:40 text/html 667591 2025-08-20T16:03:01.241563 application/epub+zip 665535 2025-08-20T16:02:53.992547 application/epub+zip 221290 2025-08-20T16:02:53.392540 application/epub+zip 772452 2025-08-20T16:03:05.841480 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 724102 2025-08-20T16:03:00.567539 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 280580 2022-09-23T15:19:44.698602 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 335816 2025-08-20T16:02:51.896553 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 315744 2024-10-23T00:21:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20670 2025-08-20T16:03:05.993481 application/rdf+xml 15422 2025-08-20T16:02:53.487542 image/jpeg 3124 2025-08-20T16:02:53.441535 image/jpeg 591157 2025-08-20T16:02:52.845583 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia