Erie Train Boy

From the publication of "Ragged Dick" in 1867 through to the 1930s Horatio Algers tales of young boys overcoming adversity were part of the mainstream of American culture. The phrase "a Horatio Alger story" remains synonymous with the American ideal of struggling against adversity and finally achieving success, financial and otherwise but especially financial. Ironically enough, however, it is typically chance and good luck that is most instrumental in bringing success to the typical Horatio Alger hero, hardworking and deserving though he may be. And often the ideal of egalitarianism feature just as prominently as that of rugged individualism.Alger, Horatio is the author of 'Erie Train Boy', published 2004 under ISBN 9781551116549 and ISBN 1551116545.