The message is familiar, and classically American: bootstraps and businesses, Horatio Alger for the Instagram generation.

我们对这条信息很熟悉，而且它是典型的美国风格：最小财力创建企业，Instagram一代的霍雷肖·阿尔杰。

The term was used in a famous novel written by Horatio Alger.

这个词被用在霍雷肖·阿尔杰写的一部著名小说中。

I've never actually read one of Horatio Alger's books. My guess is they're probably on the Internet for free somewhere, maybe I'll go find one and read it.

我从未真正读过 Horatio Alger 的任何一本书。我猜它们可能在互联网上的某个地方免费提供，也许我会去找一本读一读。