Jump to ratings and reviews
Rate this book

Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous

Rate this book
First edition copy.

367 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1885

7 people are currently reading
25 people want to read

About the author

Sarah Knowles Bolton

143 books3 followers
From Wikipedia:

Sarah Knowles Bolton (September 15, 1841 – February 21, 1916) was an American writer. She was born in Farmington, Connecticut. In 1866, she married Charles E. Bolton, a merchant and philanthropist. She wrote extensively for the press, was one of the first corresponding secretaries of the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union (N.W.C.T.U.), and was associate editor of the Boston Congregationalist (1878–81). Bolton traveled for two years in Europe, studying profit-sharing, female higher education, and other social questions. Her writings encouraged readers to improve the world about them through faith and hard work.

Ratings & Reviews

What do you think?
Rate this book

Friends & Following

Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!

Community Reviews

5 stars
3 (30%)
4 stars
2 (20%)
3 stars
4 (40%)
2 stars
1 (10%)
1 star
0 (0%)
Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 reviews
Profile Image for Tech Nossomy.
464 reviews7 followers
December 29, 2023
A set of 28 stories of men who became famous despite growing up poor. The text in each chapter is sufficiently short to serve as bedtime stories, but content-wise it's heavily curated.

Available on Project Gutenberg.
Profile Image for Hestia Istiviani.
1,050 reviews1,992 followers
August 21, 2014
this review is written in Bahasa

Buku ini diterjemahkan ke dalam bahasa Indonesia oleh Gramedia & kemudian diterbitkan tahun 1982 yang dibagi menjadi beberapa bagian. Dimana hak cipta untuk tulisan tersebut ialah tahun 1947. Sayangnya, ibuku hanya punya seri kedua dan ketiga.

Dalam masing-masing seri menceritakan tokoh yang semuanya adalah pria yang kini namanya sudah kita kenal. Seperti Abraham Lincoln, Henry Ford, Wright Bersaudara dan masih banyak lagi. Biografi tiap tokoh dikisahkan dengan cukup jelas dan langsung menuju intinya, apa yang membuat tokoh-tokoh tersebut menjasi mashyur hingga kini.

Aku sangat suka tulisan dalan buku ini karena tidak berbelit-belit, sehingga langsung mengena pada pemahamanku. Sayang sekali, buku ini tidak diusahakan untuk dicetak ulang padahal ini adalah bacaan bagus untuk segala usia.
Profile Image for Cindy.
42 reviews
Want to Read
August 31, 2011
Got this book, published in 1885, at a village sale. I can't wait to read about Bertel Thorwaldsen, Sculptor.
Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 reviews