In the late 19th century, a letter addressed to “Mark Twain, God Knows Where” was delivered to him. That was celebrity before there existed the supposedly indispensable mechanisms of celebrity ...

Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. “Mark Twain” By Ron Chernow Penguin Press, 1,200 pages, $45 Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ron Chernow is known for writing ...

I forgot to put in the yacht race!” At 1,174 pages, Ron Chernow’s “Mark Twain” is essentially the same length as “War and Peace,” but seemingly nothing has been overlooked or left out.

His book about Alexander Hamilton was adapted into a hit Broadway musical. Now, in “Mark Twain,” Chernow turns to the life of the author and humorist who became one of the 19th century’s ...

Chernow’s “Mark Twain” is well worth that length to learn more about the author best known for introducing readers to Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. Chernow’s book aptly portrays Twain ...

One of the most eagerly awaited books of the year, Ron Chernow’s new biography of Mark Twain covers all aspects of the life of the most famous American writer of his time. The book, released on ...

This is the greatest and simplest mystery of all our lives ... First, the issue of evidence. In his life of Mark Twain, Ron Chernow – best known now, perhaps, for the biography of Alexander Hamilton ...

This week journalist Ron Chernow is publishing his eighth book, a rollicking and comprehensive portrait of Samuel Clemens, otherwise known as Mark Twain ... of his literary mystery, from ...

Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Ron Chernow talks about his new book about the life of Mark Twain. Read Transcript EXPAND WALTER ISAACSON: Thank you Bianna and Ron Chernow, welcome to the show.

IN THE late 19th century, a letter addressed to “Mark Twain, God Knows Where” was delivered to him. That was celebrity before there existed the supposedly indispensable mechanisms of celebrity ...

Cancel anytime. ST. LOUIS — A man died in a double shooting last week in the city's Mark Twain neighborhood. The 44-year-old victim was found on the curb in the 5000 block of Queens Avenue about ...