Horatio Alger, Jr.
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1800 – 2007
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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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The telegraph boy
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1879
The young miner, or, Tom Nelson in California
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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