Project Gutenberg 2004-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 120 Alger, Horatio, Jr. 1832 1899 Putnam, Arthur Lee Starr, Julian Preston, Charles F. Alger, Horatio The Young Explorer; Or, Claiming His Fortune Etext produced by Charles Aldarondo HTML file produced by David Widger "The Young Explorer; Or, Claiming His Fortune" by Horatio Alger Jr. is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story follows the aspirations of a young boy named Ben Stanton, who has recently lost his father and inherited a modest sum of money. As a boy of sixteen, Ben dreams of pursuing opportunities in California, where he believes he can achieve wealth and independence, contrasting his current life of limited prospects in his hometown. The opening of the novel introduces Ben's conversation with his uncle, Job Stanton, who manages the estate left to Ben after his father's death. Ben expresses his desire to venture beyond their small village, aiming to seek fortune in California, as he is drawn to the gold-mining opportunities. This chapter also touches on Ben's dissatisfaction with potential jobs offered to him in Hampton, revealing his ambition and determination. As he navigates offers that seem insufficient, the stage is set for his journey toward self-discovery and adventure. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Orphans -- Juvenile fiction Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction California -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction Gold mines and mining -- Juvenile fiction Inheritance and succession -- Juvenile fiction Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.) -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction PZ PS Text Children's Fiction Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 318618 2025-07-03T04:54:50.507162 text/html 324978 2019-01-08T10:30:14 text/html 184505 2025-07-03T04:54:58.457160 application/epub+zip 189482 2025-07-03T04:54:53.673225 application/epub+zip 174043 2025-07-03T04:54:52.384160 application/epub+zip 389701 2025-07-03T04:55:01.989159 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 360260 2025-07-03T04:54:57.590170 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 330189 2022-09-03T08:09:52.684157 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 252524 2025-07-03T04:54:49.415189 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 252221 2012-06-03T22:29:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20405 2025-07-03T04:55:02.118118 application/rdf+xml 15035 2025-07-03T04:54:52.895209 image/jpeg 3524 2025-07-03T04:54:52.638167 image/jpeg 98570 2019-01-08T10:31:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 92796 2012-06-04T19:22:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 175955 2025-07-03T04:54:50.530208 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