Horatio Alger, Jr.
Horatio Alger Jr. was an American author who wrote young adult novels about impoverished boys and their rise from humble backgrounds to middle-class security and comfort through good works. His writings were characterized by the "rags-to-riches" narrative, which had a formative effect on the United States from 1868 through to his death in 1899.
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Frank and Fearless
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2007
Madeline the Temptress
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2002
Paul Prescott's Charge
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1996
Mark Manning's mission
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1975
Cast Upon the Breakers
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1974
Digging for gold
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1968
Wait and win
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1908
In search of treasure
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1907
The young musician
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1906
Driven from Home
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1906
Making his mark
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1901
Young Captain Jack or, The Son of a Soldier
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1901
Robert Coverdale's struggle; or, On the wave of success
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1900
Brave and Bold
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1900
The store boy, or, The fortunes of Ben Barclay
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1900
Andy Grant's pluck
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1900
Do and dare, or, A brave boy's fight for fortune
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1900
Shifting for himself, or, Gilbert Greyson's fortunes
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1900
Adrift in New York
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1900
Jed, the poorhouse boy
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1899
The young acrobat of the Great North American Circus
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1899
The young bank messenger
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1898
Walter Sherwood's Probation
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1897
Frank and fearless, or, The fortunes of Jasper Kent
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1897
Frank Hunter's peril
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1896
The disagreeable woman
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1895
In a new world
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1893
Frank's Campaign Or The Farm And The Camp
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1892
The Erie Train Boy
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1890
Struggling upward
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1890
Joe's luck, or, A boy's adventures in California
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1887
Abraham Lincoln, the backwoods boy, or, How a young rail-splitter became president
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1883
The train boy
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1883
From Canal Boy to President, Or, The Boyhood and Manhood of James A. Garfield
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1881
The young miner, or, Tom Nelson in California
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1879
The telegraph boy
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1879
The young outlaw, or, Adrift in the streets
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1875
Jack's ward; or, The boy guardian
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1875
Risen from the ranks, or, Harry Walton's success
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1874
Bound to Rise
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1873
Slow and sure, or, From the street to the shop
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1872
Paul the Peddler
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1871
Rufus And Rose
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1870
Mark, the match boy
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1869
Ben Bruce
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1869
Ragged Dick
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1868
Fame and Fortune
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1868
Ragged Dick / Struggling Upward
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1867
Helen Ford
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1866
Frank's Campaign
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1864
The young salesman
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1854
Herbert Carter's legacy, or, The inventor's son
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1800