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Horatio Alger was a 19th century novelist. He wrote over 100 "rags to riches" stories. The tales told of young man raising themselves from poverty. His stories continued to be printed after his death in 1899.

Many biographies have been published on Horatio Alger, including Horatio Alger, Jr.: A Biography and Bibliography in 1961 and From Rags to Riches: Horatio Alger and the American Dream in 1963.

The "Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans" awards those who raised themselves from poverty, along with providing an annual scholarship.

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