STRONG AND STEADY;

OR,

PADDLE YOUR OWN CANOE.

BY

HORATIO ALGER, Jr.

AUTHOR OF "RAGGED DICK SERIES," "TATTERED TOM SERIES," "LUCK AND
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WASHINGTON AND JEFFERSON,

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