Careers in the Face of Challenge: Horatio Alger's Telegraph Boy

The young Horatio Alger heroes often sold newspapers or delivered telegrams, a reminder of how technology has moved on. But they hoped for better things and in the Alger novels their diligence and hard work won the day and they ended up getting the educations they deserved and the success that their exemplary morality earned. The reader will find this prototypical Alger story both a good read and food for thought in an era when the technology has indeed moved on but the challenges have remained.Author: Wallace Boston, Horatio AlgerPublisher: Westphalia PressPublished: 07/11/2013Pages: 180Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.40lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.38dISBN: 9780944285954About the AuthorA graduate of Duke with his PhD in higher education management from the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Boston is President of the American Public University System. A Board Member of the Education Alliance promoting public/private partnerships serving K-12 public schools, he is a member of the Board of