Ron Chernow has written biographies about great men before but in Mark Twain he tackled a larger than life character known ...

Mark Twain’s book “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,” about a mischievous Missouri boy and his friends – including Becky Thatcher ...

The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer's latest book delves into the life, complexities and sardonic humor of a man who ...

The author Mark Twain, who was born Samuel Clemens, is thought to have contributed to the popularity of the name. Twain ...

“Mark twain” is what a steamboat crew member yelled out to tell the Captain the depth of the river. “Mark twain” is two fathoms, or 12 feet. I assumed you wanted to know.

‘Mark Twain ’ By Ron Chernow Penguin Press, 1,200 Pages. Writing a biography of Mark Twain is a little like building a playpen for a lion. Soon enough the big cat will get loose. Biographer Ron ...

Samuel L. Clemens, a.k.a. Mark Twain, as he looked in 1885. Ron Chernow's new biography covers his literary adventures and also his bad business investments.