Alger
Horatio, Jr., 1834–99, U.S. novelist: author of a series of books for boys.
a male given name.
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The contention was that a sellout was taking place led by, of all people, Richard Nixon, who originally exposed Alger Hiss.
The End of the Illusion: America Finally Learns Its Limits | Jacob Heilbrunn | April 30, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTI have always thought of Helen Gurley Brown as the female version of a Horatio Alger hero—the American dream of a self-made woman.
Helen Gurley Brown Was the Practical Goddess of Love to Ordinary Women | Gail Sheehy | August 14, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe candidate who is accused of instigating class warfare seems like she has stepped out of a Horatio Alger story.
Jody Alger, 48, an unemployed casino waitress, guards her tunnel with a BB gun.
In 1996, he was enshrined in the Horatio Alger Association.
But in none of his stories did Alger ever portray a tougher background or give it a bigger skyrocket finish.
David Lannarck, Midget | George S. HarneyThe company marched away with great hopes, but spent almost the whole period of the war at Camp Alger, near Washington.
Historic Fredericksburg | John T. GoolrickAlger's troopers soon rejoined me at Booneville, minus many hats, having returned by their original route.
The Memoirs of General P. H. Sheridan, Complete | General Philip Henry SheridanMy effective strength in this fight was 827 all told, and Alger's command comprised ninety officers and men.
The Memoirs of General P. H. Sheridan, Complete | General Philip Henry SheridanOne would hesitate to say that there is absolutely no use for books of the Henty and Alger type.
Literature in the Elementary School | Porter Lander MacClintock
British Dictionary definitions for Alger
/ (ˈældʒə) /
Horatio. 1834–99, US author of adventure stories for boys, including Ragged Dick (1867)
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