Sink or Swim

Horatio Alger, Jr. (1832-1899) is renowned for his over 100 ‘rags-to-riches’ novels featuring teenage boys who rise above poverty through hard work and perseverance. His protagonists embody honesty, bravery, and the values of thrift and education, while his antagonists often show dishonesty and brutality. Alger's engaging stories, filled with thrilling plots and cliff-hanger endings, have garnered immense popularity, leading to sales in the hundreds of millions and securing his place as one of history's best-selling authors.