Strong and Steady; Or Paddle Your Own Canoe

Strong and Steady is the third volume of the Luck and Pluck Series. Though the story is quite distinct from its predecessors it is intended to illustrate the same general principle. Walter Conrad the hero is unexpectedly reduced from affluence to poverty and compelled to fight his own way in life. Undaunted by misfortune he makes up his mind to paddle his own canoe and declining the offers of friends sets to work with a resolute will and persistent energy which command success in the end. Hoping that Walter's adventures may prove of interest to his young readers and win the same favorable verdict which has been pronounced upon his previous books the author takes his leave for the present with many thanks for the generous welcome so often accorded to him. October 15 1871.