"Truth is stranger than fiction" goes the old saying - and this blog seeks to make available to all as many stories and anectdotes as possible that highlight the strange, interesting and, sometimes, funny lives of ordinary and not-so-ordinary people down the ages, as well as share some difficult-to believe tidbits of information. Enjoy!!!
Saturday, July 14, 2007
Couldn't practice what he preached...
Horatio Alger, who made a fortune writing 119 books inspiring poor boys to labor diligently and save their pennies, died of poverty because he became a spendthrift.