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    Grand'ther Baldwin's Thanksgiving, with Other Ballads and Poems
    Grand'ther Baldwin's Thanksgiving, with Other Ballads and Poems
    Grand'ther Baldwin's Thanksgiving, with Other Ballads and Poems
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    Grand'ther Baldwin's Thanksgiving, with Other Ballads and Poems

    By Horatio Alger, Jr.

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    "Grand'ther Baldwin's Thanksgiving, with Other Ballads and Poems" by Jr. Horatio Alger. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGood Press
    Release dateDec 5, 2019
    ISBN4057664568694
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    Horatio Alger, Jr.

    Horatio Alger Jr. ; January 13, 1832 – July 18, 1899) was a prolific 19th-century American writer, best known for his many young adult novels about impoverished boys and their rise from humble backgrounds to lives of middle-class security and comfort through hard work, determination, courage, and honesty. (Excerpt from Wikipedia)

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