Was Alger Horatio a rich kid who became poor after the great depression? ?

Question: Was Alger Horatio a rich kid who became poor after the great depression!? !?
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No, he lived before that time!. He was not a rich kid, either!.

Basically, he wrote about America being the land of opportunity!. He wrote that a poor kid could succeed with hard work and determination, and in this country anyone could do this and make use of the opportunities that exist here!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

he was an author and pedophileWww@QuestionHome@Com