{"product_id":"opportunity-and-horatio-alger-mark-masons-triumph-paperback","title":"Opportunity and Horatio Alger: Mark Mason's Triumph - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWallace Boston\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eWallace Boston\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eHoratio Alger\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHoratio Alger created youthful heroes whose persistence and pluck triumphed over enormous odds, often having to educate themselves by a flickering candle and late at night. Readers could identify with the challenges of self-education in a society where only a few had advantages. Mark Mason is one of the most appealing of the Alger success stories, a classic of Americana.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Wallace Boston is President of the American Public University System, which includes American Military University and American Public University, and which has a student enrollment of over 120,000. A graduate of Duke, he earned his Ph.D. at the University of Pennsylvania and is a prominent spokesman for making education more accessible and open to all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 178\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 09, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47486471471282,"sku":"9780944285978","price":13.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/43321084d00bf13198ebcb55f5de9fd4.webp?v=1779310122","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/opportunity-and-horatio-alger-mark-masons-triumph-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}