Barney Grunfeld, a twelve-year-old orphan and immigrant in New York City, seeks to establish himself as an independent and self-supporting American. He finds hurdles and setbacks in this pursuit. Near death experiences and suicide plague him. Ingenuity and stubbornness drive him through trouble that the boy thought to have left behind in Russia. He pulls himself away from villains and brutes who feed upon immigrants. He rises from poverty and finds American's promise.
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