From Canal Boy to President; Or, the Boyhood and Manhood of James A. Garfield

by Horatio, Jr. Alger

1894 · Presidents -- United States -- Biography, Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881 -- Childhood and youth, Children's Fiction · 36 chapters

Children's fiction in 36 chapters by Horatio, Jr. Alger. It opens on James, with Jimmy and Thomas alongside. It begins: “His bare feet pressed the soft grass, which spread like a carpet before the door”.

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