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Young Auctioneers; Or, The Polishing of a Rolling Stone

By Edward Stratemeyer (Stratemeyer Popular #8)

2020-03-16 16:25:50

"The Young Auctioneers" forms the initial volume of a line of juvenile stories called "The Working Upward Series." The tale is complete in itself, and tells of the adventures of a homeless, although not a penniless youth, who strikes up an acquainta ... Read more
"The Young Auctioneers" forms the initial volume of a line of juvenile stories called "The Working Upward Series." The tale is complete in itself, and tells of the adventures of a homeless, although not a penniless youth, who strikes up an acquaintanceship with another young fellow experienced as an auctioneer. The two purchase a horse and wagon, stock up with goods, and take to the road. The partners pass through a number of more or less trying experiences, and the younger lad is continually on the lookout for his father, who has broken out of an asylum while partly deranged in mind over the loss of his wife and his fortune. I have endeavored in this tale to give a faithful picture of life among a certain class of traveling salesmen who are but little known to the world at large, especially to those who inhabit our large cities. Less

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File size574.075 KB
Print pages118
PublisherPublic Domain Book
LanguageEnglish
ISBN978-1516963393

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