📒 Adrift in New York is the story of kidnapping, stolen inheritance and working hard to survive the streets of New York. As with many Alder tales Adrift in New York demonstrates the rewards of hard work and right living.Horatio Alger, Jr. authored about seventy books. He was the son of a clergyman, graduated from Harvard. His stories are pure, inspiring and as endearing today as they were when first published.