Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Horatio Alger Jr 175th Birthday


Amercian clergyman and author of more than 100 popular books for boys (some 20 million copies sold) was born today January 13, 1834. Honesty, frugality and hard work assured that the heroes of his books would find success, wealth and fame. He died at Natick, MA July 18, 1899.


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