Project Gutenberg 2018-04-02 Public domain in the USA. 157 Alger, Horatio, Jr. 1832 1899 Putnam, Arthur Lee Starr, Julian Preston, Charles F. Alger, Horatio Tom Thatcher's Fortune Produced by David Edwards, Susan Theresa Morin and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Tom Thatcher's Fortune" by Horatio Alger, Jr. is a novel written in the late 19th century. This coming-of-age tale revolves around Tom Thatcher, a sixteen-year-old boy who works in a shoe factory to support his family after his father's mysterious death during a gold rush in California. The story explores themes of social class, ambition, and resilience as Tom navigates his challenges and seeks a better life for himself and his family. The opening of the novel introduces us to Tom Thatcher, a hardworking boy who has just come home from a long day at the shoe factory, where he earns a meager wage. He shares dinner with his mother and little sister Tillie, conveying the family's struggles after losing their father. Through a conversation about his father's last letter and his missed fortune, we learn about Tom's determination to uncover the truth about his father's disappearance. The narrative sets the stage for Tom's journey filled with rivalry, self-discovery, and a yearning for a brighter future, while hinting at the contrast between his humble life and that of the wealthy characters in his world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Bildungsromans California -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction Fathers and sons -- Juvenile fiction Gold mines and mining -- Juvenile fiction Youth -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Diligence -- Juvenile fiction Success -- Juvenile fiction Physicians -- Juvenile fiction Sick -- Juvenile fiction Criminals -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 539588 2025-06-22T15:16:53.040874 text/html 547237 2018-04-02T07:57:42 text/html 799230 2025-06-22T15:17:05.366848 application/epub+zip 798118 2025-06-22T15:16:54.889838 application/epub+zip 318835 2025-06-22T15:16:53.937834 application/epub+zip 945488 2025-06-22T15:17:12.084778 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 887470 2025-06-22T15:17:04.308812 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 413612 2022-08-25T15:14:58.235216 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 468194 2025-06-22T15:16:50.880859 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 468371 2018-04-02T07:57:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21516 2025-06-22T15:17:12.254767 application/rdf+xml 24470 2025-06-22T15:16:54.083839 image/jpeg 3102 2025-06-22T15:16:54.009839 image/jpeg 162683 2018-04-02T07:57:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 799472 2018-04-02T07:57:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 699462 2025-06-22T15:16:53.103914 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