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Download or read book A Boy s Fortune Illustrated written by Jr. Horatio Jr. Horatio Alger and published by . This book was released on 2018-06-21 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Horatio Alger Jr. (January 13, 1832 - July 18, 1899) was an American writer, best known for his many young adult novels about impoverished boys and their rise from humble backgrounds to lives of middle-class security and comfort through hard work, determination, courage, and honesty. His writings were characterized by the "rags-to-riches" narrative, which had a formative effect on America during the Gilded Age.

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