| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
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| Alger, Horatio, Jr. |
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| A nineteenth-century American author known for his many books in which poor boys become rich through their earnest attitudes and hard work. | 1 |
| ‡ A true story of spectacular worldly success achieved by someone who started near the bottom is often called a “Horatio Alger story.” | 2 |
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| | | The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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