Project Gutenberg 2006-03-18 Public domain in the USA. 93 Alger, Horatio, Jr. 1832 1899 Putnam, Arthur Lee Starr, Julian Preston, Charles F. Alger, Horatio Joe the Hotel Boy; Or, Winning out by Pluck Produced by Charles Keller and David Widger "Joe the Hotel Boy; Or, Winning Out by Pluck" by Horatio Alger, Jr. is a novel written in the late 19th century that focuses on the themes of perseverance and resilience. The story follows a young boy named Joe Bodley, who faces various hardships and challenges as he strives to succeed in life, including working in different hotels and dealing with complex adult situations, all while maintaining his integrity. The opening of the novel introduces Joe during a storm with a wealthy friend, highlighting the disparity between their backgrounds. Joe is the grandson of a hermit, who he supports through hunting and fishing. As the narrative progresses, we learn about Joe's mysterious past, his sense of duty towards his uncle, and his dreams of discovering the truth about his family. The initial chapters set the stage for Joe's journey, filled with trials and adventures, establishing both the character’s determination to rise above his circumstances and the various evildoers he will soon encounter. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Swindlers and swindling -- Fiction Conduct of life -- Fiction Pennsylvania -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction Hotels, motels, etc. -- Fiction PZ PS Text Children's Fiction Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: History - American Browsing: Fiction 344892 344901 2024-09-01T05:49:41.192823 2023-10-01T05:32:35.744483 text/html text/html 370732 2021-01-27T23:34:39 text/html; charset=utf-8 104863 2021-01-27T23:34:39 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 158704 2024-09-01T05:49:47.901804 application/epub+zip 165023 2024-09-01T05:49:42.792830 application/epub+zip 165023 2024-09-01T05:49:41.830832 application/epub+zip 364948 2024-09-01T05:49:51.740769 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 333282 2024-09-01T05:49:47.234816 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 333322 2022-09-01T06:15:48.295713 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 264353 264327 2024-09-01T05:49:39.749863 2023-10-01T05:32:34.492452 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 273231 2018-03-03T12:07:00 text/plain; charset=utf-8 97614 2018-03-19T12:37:08 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 264163 2006-03-18T16:03:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 96557 2006-03-18T16:05:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21540 2024-09-01T05:49:51.886769 application/rdf+xml 14757 2024-09-01T05:49:42.209824 image/jpeg 3473 2024-09-01T05:49:42.017824 image/jpeg 154907 2024-09-01T05:49:41.216833 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia