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Horatio Alger

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Noun1.Horatio Alger - United States author of inspirational adventure stories for boysHoratio Alger - United States author of inspirational adventure stories for boys; virtue and hard work overcome poverty (1832-1899)
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Americans are suckers for Horatio Alger stories In a typical Alger tale a young boy, often an immigrant, grows up on the mean streets and overcomes seemingly insurmountable obstacles to grab his slice of the American Dream Americans are suckers for Horatio Alger stories.
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In 1985, he received the Horatio Alger Award, given to outstanding Americans who have succeeded in spite of adversity.
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The Horatio Alger Association and the Bureau of Justice Statistics in the United States did independent studies about private schools, and both came to the same conclusion.
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