"Ragged Dick" and his Enemies Consider this dialogue opening of the book Ragged Dick, or, Street Life in New York by Horatio Alger. .... Ragged Dick or Life on the Streets. Boston. .... (720 3 )
Race and Advancement Opportunities Anyone, even Alger's "Ragged Dick" the shoeshine boy, could become a wealthy (or at least very comfortable) member of the American upper-class or the middle .... (706 3 )
Money, Race, and Culture Today .... However, Alger's thesis was that hard work, ambition, and a willingness to learn could overcome these disadvantages and make even a "ragged Dick" into a success .... (752 3 )
Role of the Sociologist .... and similar places where a certain image was promoted to be emulated: The pursuit of a winning image, whether reflected in the charm of Ragged Dick [from a .... (1459 6 )
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott .... Pauly, Thomas H. "'Ragged Dick' and 'Little Women': Idealized Homes and Unwanted Marriages." Journal of Popular Culture (Winter 1975), 583-592. Saxton, Martha. .... (1683 7 )
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