Dan, the Newsboy
was originally entitled Dan, the Detective, and a first edition of Dan, the Detective is one of Alger's rarest. When it was reprinted, the title was changed to Dan, the Newsboy. Dan and his mother are poor. Dan valiantly struggles to make money by selling newspapers on the streets of New York City. After obtaining employment at a wholesale house, Dan discovers the bookkeeper attempting to steal money from the company. Then, he tracks down a six year-old heiress who has been kidnapped. Action, adventure, triumph abound.