Project Gutenberg 2004-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 72 Alger, Horatio, Jr. 1832 1899 Putnam, Arthur Lee Starr, Julian Preston, Charles F. Alger, Horatio The Young Explorer; Or, Claiming His Fortune Reading ease score: 85.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. 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.) 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 Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: History - American Browsing: Fiction 318515 318516 2024-10-03T06:00:10.312588 2023-10-03T06:01:37.814244 text/html text/html 324978 2019-01-08T10:30:14 text/html 184449 2024-10-03T06:00:21.738515 application/epub+zip 189515 2024-10-03T06:00:14.550570 application/epub+zip 174077 2024-10-03T06:00:12.720557 application/epub+zip 389697 2024-10-03T06:00:27.148461 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 360260 2024-10-03T06:00:20.524503 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 330189 2022-09-03T08:09:52.684157 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 252524 252452 2024-10-03T06:00:08.877584 2023-10-03T06:01:36.630199 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 252221 2012-06-03T22:29:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 92796 2012-06-04T19:22:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21414 2024-10-03T06:00:27.379462 application/rdf+xml 15035 2024-10-03T06:00:13.441557 image/jpeg 3524 2024-10-03T06:00:13.087567 image/jpeg 98570 2019-01-08T10:31:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 175916 2024-10-03T06:00:10.337568 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