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'''Horatio Alger''' (1832 - 1899) was the [[author]] of over 100 books for boys in which the heroes rose from rags to riches through virtue and hard work.  Among some of his more popular works from that time period are:

'''Horatio Alger Jr.''' (1832 - 1899) was born on Friday the 13th of January, 1832 in Chelsea, [[Massachusetts]], the oldest of five children. He was the [[author]] of over 100 books for boys in which the heroes rose from rags to riches through virtue and hard work.  His mother, Olive Alger, was the daughter of a wealthy merchant. His father, Horatio Alger Sr. was a Unitarian Minister.

In 1848, at 16, Alger was accepted to Harvard University with financial assistance from his father’s cousin Cyrus Alger. Studying under such famous teachers as [[Henry Wadsworth Longfellow]], he started to show his writing skills with poetry and academic essays on topics from chivalry to [[Miguel de Cervantes]], earning the title Class Poet and winning many awards and prizes. <ref>[http://www.thehoratioalgersociety.org/]The Horatio Alger Society</ref>

* Luck and Pluck (1869)

== References ==

== References ==

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2. The New American Desk Encyclopedia, Penguin Group, 1989

The New American Desk Encyclopedia, Penguin Group, 1989

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