I'm looking for stories where the main character emigrates to another country and becomes rich and powerful.
I'm looking for stories where the main character emigrates to another country and becomes rich and powerful.
not so much rags but he goes from little to rich after moving to America...
Argon's - His Luck Charm - https://storiesonline.net/s/65806/his-lucky-charm
A Story in the Anthony Carter Universe -
After losing his beloved fiancé to a dishonourable rival and being wounded in the Crimean War, Captain James Tremayne leaves England as a bitter man. He heads for the Western Territories of the United States and eventually becomes a digger during the Pike's Peak Gold Rush. 'Baltimore Rose' Donegal is a saloon whore and convict who in 1861 crosses his path in Fort Laramie. Read how she of all women becomes His Lucky Charm and much more. Book 1 of 2
Book 2 is good as well...
Several of Ernest Bywater's stories fit Not "rags" to riches but emigrate and do well
https://storiesonline.net/s/14392/mallard-heir
&
https://storiesonline.net/s/14135/life-is-change
Spring to mind
Jay Cantrell's Always on Guard may meet your requirements.
Also, the currently posting The Prince of Mariner by ninjabird may be something worth looking at.