Clear Grit by Archie Van
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ePublished by
September 2019
Originally published 1887
Fiction, youth
Author: Archie Van
ePublished by
September 2019
Originally published 1887
Fiction, youth
Author: Archie Van
A “rags-to-riches” story originally published in 1887, Clear Grit; or, A Young Emigrant’s Adventures is a dime novel that tells the story of a young, 19th-century German immigrant to New York who starts out with no friends, no money, and not even a pair of shoes, but rises from this humble beginning by a combination of determination, hard work, courage, honesty... and “clear grit.”
The “rags-to-riches” plotline was one of the favorite niches in the pulp fiction genre, favored by famous authors like Horatio Alger, G. A. Henty, and Mrs. Frank Lee.
The “rags-to-riches” plotline was one of the favorite niches in the pulp fiction genre, favored by famous authors like Horatio Alger, G. A. Henty, and Mrs. Frank Lee.