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    Horatio Alger Jr. (/ˈældʒər/; January 13, 1832 – July 18, 1899) was an American author who wrote young adult novels about impoverished boys and their...
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  • The Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans is a nonprofit organization based in Alexandria, Virginia, that was founded in 1947 to honor...
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  • Horatio Alger Jr. published about 100 poems and odes, most written by 1875. In 1853–54, he published short stories with Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room...
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    rags-to-riches novels of 19th-century author Horatio Alger, in 1985, Fred was awarded the Horatio Alger Award (for "distinguished Americans"). Radio and...
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  • the Alexandria, Virginia-based Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, which was named after Horatio Alger, to honor the importance of perseverance...
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    from Pepperdine University. Holmes was awarded the 2015 Horatio Alger Award of the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, making her its...
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    Glacier" (PDF). Great Falls Tribune. June 27, 1993. "1995 Horatio Alger Award Winner". Horatio Alger Association. "1996 Ellis Island Medal of Honor Recipients"...
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    life. The Liautaud Family Foundation directed $1.291 million to the Horatio Alger Association to support scholarships for underprivileged students in...
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    The Old Ships Draw to Home Again, 1920, Jonas Lie, Brooklyn Museum Horatio Alger, Jr. (1832-1899) was a prolific 19th-century American author whose principal...
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    In December 2017, Lowe was chosen to receive the Horatio Alger Award for 2018. The Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans recognizes people...
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