Major Calhoun offers young Americans a practical philosophy of success in chapters on character, home influences, companionship, courage, habits, marriage, education as distinct from mere learning, choosing a calling, farming, public life and perseverance. Anecdotes of Newton, Young and self-made men illustrate the argument that observation and steady effort count for more than luck.
A characteristic piece of Gilded Age self-help, published by the Christian Herald in 1895. Download the free EPUB.