Sink or Swim
Horatio Alger
Paperback
(Forgotten Books, Aug. 19, 2012)
SiNK or swim, live or die, survive or perish, I give my hand and my heart to this vote. These words were declaimed in a clear, ringing voice from the platform of the Vernon High School. The speaker was a boy of fifteen, well-knit and vigorous, with a frank, manly expression, and a preposessing face. His dark intellectual brow, and his attitude, as he faced his schoolmates, was one of ease and unconscious grace. His eye flashed as he declaimed with appropriate emphasis the patriotic extract which commences in the wellknown words quoted above. He had learned the orators secret to be in earnest and he carried his audience with him.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at