Henry Walton, the hero of the novel "Bound to Rise" is the oldest of six children, and is described as a "broad-shouldered, sturdy boy, with a frank, open face, resolute, though good-natured". Regarding his education, the narrator allows that "though a tolerably good scholar was deficient in many respects, on account of the limited nature of his opportunities" Although he lives with both his parents at the start of this tale, they are a very poor family, and their only cow is near death. Hiram Walton, Henry's father, is revealed to be responsible in part for the family's lack of success and security; he is "one of those men who, for some unaccountable reason, never get on in the world do not have the knack of conquering fortune"
- ISBN13 9781105575532
- Publish Date 2 March 2012
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 25 June 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Lulu.com
- Format eBook (OEB)
- Language English