Mark Twain was first encountered by the reviewer as the avuncular, white-haired visage joining the purple-clad Robert Louis ...

Ron Chernow’s sweeping new biography explores how the “Huckleberry Finn” author became such a fixture in American literature and life, despite his failings ...

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ron Chernow is known for writing massive biographies of the ... Chernow’s “Mark Twain” is well worth that length to learn more about the author best known for ...

Historian Ron Chernow’s latest work may surprise readers who know him best for the book which inspired the musical “Hamilton” and for his biographies of George Washington and Ulysses Grant.

Ron Chernow’s exhaustive biography of Mark Twain offers an unflinching portrait of the legendary author, exploring his influence, contradictions, personal struggles, and enduring impact on ...

Book Review: Ron Chernow’s ‘Mark Twain’ gives readers an honest assessment of beloved author’s life Chernow’s willingness to give readers the unvarnished truth about Twain makes the ...

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