Horatio Alger, Jr. : A Biography And Bibliography

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Date: 21 May 2011
Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLC
Original Languages: English
Book Format: Hardback::126 pages
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ISBN13: 9781258027230
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BIOGRAPHY AND BIBLIOGRAPHY Horatio Alger, Jr., the author of about seventy books, was born January 13th, 1834, at Revere, Massachusetts, and died July 18th, 1899, at Horatio Alger Jr. (/ ˈ æ l dʒ ər /; January 13, 1832 – July 18, 1899) was an American writer of 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. Horatio Alger (1832-1899) was the American author of prodigiously popular and influential juvenile novels and biographies. Horatio Alger was born in Revere, Mass., the son of a Unitarian minister. The fervent father so rigorously supervised his son's early training that at 9 the boy was known as "Holy Horatio. A Collectors guide to the published Works of Horatio alger, Jr. Or, ow to Strive and Succeed writing a Comprehensive Bibliography [Bob Bennett] on … Horatio Alger Jr. (Alger Jr., Horatio) used books, rare books and new books › Find all books 'Horatio Alger Jr.' and compare prices › Find signed collectible books 'Horatio Alger Jr.' The Errand Boy Or How Phil Brent Won Success. Horatio Alger Jr. ISBN 9781162693811 (978-1-162-69381-1) Biographies: The Lives of Horatio Alger, Jr. The most trying aspect of studying the life of Horatio Alger is that the majority of his earliest biographies are at worst total fiction, and at best, relatively innocent borrowings from the worst. Alger, Horatio 1832-1899. BIBLIOGRAPHY. Horatio Alger Jr. Is the author most closely associated with the American rags-to-riches story. His name has become synonymous with the experience of rising from relative poverty to substantial fortune without an inheritance; such a trajectory is often termed a “ real Horatio Alger story. Read Biography and Bibliography of Bound to Rise Horatio Alger. The text begins: Horatio Alger, Jr., an author who lived among and for boys and himself remained a boy in heart and association till death, was born at Revere, Mass., January 18, 1884. He was the son of a clergyman; was graduated at Harvard College in 1852, and at its Divinity Rough and ready, or, Life among the New York newsboys / Horatio Alger, Jr Alger, Horatio, 1832-1899 [ Book:1869-2005 ] View online (access conditions) This resource is very relevant Horatio Alger, Jr. A biography and bibliography Gruber, Frank, 1904-1969 [ Book:1961 ] Jen Colletta. Exclusively for Between The Lines National Gay History Project. While writer Horatio Alger Jr.’s work has come to symbolize the “rags to riches” possibilities of the post-Civil War 19th-century American dream, his stories were also an outlet for his own desires and frustrations -fueled his probable life in the closet. Bound to Rise Horatio Alger. Free audio book that you can download in mp3, iPod and iTunes format for your portable audio player. Audio previews, convenient categories and excellent search functionality make your best source for free audio books. Download a free audio book … Horatio Alger, one of the most popular American authors in the last 30 years of the 19th century and perhaps the most socially influential American writer of his generation. Alger was the son of a Unitarian minister, Horatio Alger, Sr., who tutored him in reading from the age of six. The young Horatio Alger, Jr. Biographies Several books about Alger's life have been written over the years, with widely varying degrees of accuracy. To buy one of these books on Amazon, click the Amazon logo beside the title. For more information on biographies of Horatio Alger, Jr, visit NIU's guide to Alger biographies and criticism here. 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 The irony of Alger's life, Mayes concluded, was that the creator of the "rags-to-riches" myth died a frustrated and impoverished man. The first major attempt to discredit Mayes's biography, Frank Gruber's Horatio Alger, Jr.: A Biography and Bibliography, was published in 1961. Herbert Carter's Legacy Horatio Alger. Free audio book that you can download in mp3, iPod and iTunes format for your portable audio player. Audio previews, convenient categories and excellent search functionality make your best source for free audio books. Download a free audio book for yourself today! However, the biographic book did good business in market and also had him commissioned to write Abraham Lincoln’s biography. He wrote over 100 poems and odes in his lifetime and numerous stories and novels. Horatio Alger, Jr. Suffered from bronchitis and asthma in his last days which resulted in his death on July 18, 1899. Horatio Alger, Jr. (January 13, 1832 – July 18, 1899) was a prolific 19th-century American author whose principal output was formulaic juvenile novels that followed the adventures of bootblacks, newsboys, peddlers, buskers, and other impoverished children in their rise from humble backgrounds to lives of respectable middle-class security and 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. Help us improve our Author Pages updating your bibliography and submitting a new or current image and biography. Learn more at Author Central. 1 1 1 1. Previous page. Kindle Books Horatio Alger Jr. Alger Horatio 1832-1899 Hardcover. £18.95. Usually dispatched within 1 to

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