Adrift in New York: Tom and Florence Braving the World
Adrift in New York: Tom and Florence Braving the World
By Horatio Alger Jr.
27 Jul, 2020
Adrift in New York tells the tale of Florence Linden, her cousin, Curtis Waring, and a young man known only as “Dodger.” Florence is to inherit a fortune from her dying uncle, John Linden, but only if she marries Curtis. The will also includes Li
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Adrift in New York tells the tale of Florence Linden, her cousin, Curtis Waring, and a young man known only as “Dodger.” Florence is to inherit a fortune from her dying uncle, John Linden, but only if she marries Curtis. The will also includes Linden’s lost son if he still lives. Rather than marry Curtis, Florence leaves her uncle’s house, intent on making it on her own. Of course, she meets with many challenges and faces many dangers along the way before the book ends. Florence occupies a primary role the story, something Alger did very seldom, indeed. Less