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title: 'The Story of Rasmus; or, The Making of a Man'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
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authors:
- 'Julia McNair Wright'
date: 1886-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Fiction'
- 'Character and Conduct of Life'
- 'Children and Youth'
scriptures:
- 'Genesis 4'
- 'Exodus 2'
- 'Proverbs 22'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/wright-1886-the-story-of-rasmus-or-the-making-of-a-man
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# The Story of Rasmus; or, The Making of a Man

A 19th-century tale: tramp Rasmus rescues a boy amid an Ohio flood. Temperance-era fiction highlighting resourcefulness, character formation, and survival.

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