Five Hundred Dollars (Illustrated) or, Jacob Marlowe's Secret

Five Hundred Dollars or, Jacob Marlowe's Secret convinced generations that they could triumph over their circumstances and become an "Alger Hero." The arrival of old Jacob Marlowe to their nineteenth-century town starts a chain of events that bring many changes in the lives and fortunes of fifteen-year-old Bert Barton and his family.

This edition of the book contains 10 place-, time-, and subject-relevant illustrations that are unique to this edition of the book.