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.

In the late 19th century, Mark Twain was arguably the most famous author in the world, with classics like “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” (1876) and “Life on the Mississippi” (1883) cement… ...

O'Brien joked he would be "the first winner of the Mark Twain Prize recognized not for humor, but for my work as a riverboat pilot." Getty Images He will host the Academy Awards in March.