Nothing to Do: A Tilt at Our Best Society

Horatio Jr. Alger, not to be mistaken with the renowned 19th-century writer Horatio Alger, is a lesser-known figure in the literary world whose work has sparked interest among scholars of American culture and social critique. With a focus reminiscent of his namesake's attention to the American Dream, Alger's book 'Nothing to Do: A Tilt at Our Best Society' is a piercing examination of idleness and...