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Review: ‘Hamilton’ biographer Ron Chernow probes Mark Twain’s dark side
But then he never would have become Mark Twain — with all the heartache, frustration and dadgum bother (as he might put it) ...
'Hamilton' author Ron Chernow's new book takes on an icon of American letters, Mark Twain
It's Chernow's first release since his Grant biography came out in 2017, and the first time he has taken on a literary ...
A New Biography of Mark Twain Doesn’t Have Much of What Made Him Great
Ron Chernow traces the life of a profound, unpredictable and irascibly witty writer.
The Economist12m
Mark Twain was a literary celebrity with a moral compass
In fact, argues Ron Chernow in a titanic new biography, Twain was “the largest literary personality that America has produced ...
Book Review: Ron Chernow’s ‘Mark Twain’ gives readers an honest assessment of beloved author’s life
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ron Chernow is known for writing massive biographies of the country’s most enduring figures, ...
What we get wrong about Mark Twain
Ron Chernow’s sweeping new biography explores how the “Huckleberry Finn” author became such a fixture in American literature and life, despite his failings ...
The Washington Post6d
'Hamilton' author Ron Chernow's new book takes on an icon of American letters, Mark Twain
NEW YORK — 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 ...
U.S. News & World Report6d
'Hamilton' Author Ron Chernow's New Book Takes on an Icon of American Letters, Mark Twain
Hamilton' Author Ron Chernow's New Book Takes on an Icon of American Letters, Mark Twain NEW YORK (AP) — Historian Ron Chernow's latest work may surprise readers who know him best for the book ...