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Joe the Hotel Boy

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The book 'Joe the Hotel Boy' is written by Horatio Alger. 'Joe the Hotel Boy' is a novel and it is part of a series of rags-to-riches stories of boys achieving the American dream of wealth through hard work. The story is about Joe, a young boy who works in a hotel to support himself and his mother.

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Horatio Alger

Horatio Alger Jr. was an American author who wrote young adult novels about impoverished boys and their rise from humble backgrounds to middle-class security and comfort through good works. His writings were characterized by the "rags-to-riches" narrative, which had a formative effect on the United States from 1868 through to his death in 1899.