Alger, Horatio, Jr.


A nineteenth-century American author known for his many books in which poor boys become rich through their earnest attitudes and hard work.

Notes for Alger, Horatio, Jr.

A true story of spectacular worldly success achieved by someone who started near the bottom is often called a “Horatio Alger story.”

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