Mark Twain by Ron Chernow
Ron Chernow’s biography traces Samuel Clemens’s journey from Missouri and riverboat pilot to the literary figure known as Mark Twain. Using extensive archival sources, the book examines his rise as a humorist and novelist, his public lectures and political views, the financial failures and years spent in Europe, and the personal losses that marked his later life. It places Twain in the context of westward expansion, industrialization, and post–Civil War debates over race, presenting a vivid, balanced portrait of his talents and contradictions.
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- Published
- 2025
- Nationality
- American
- Length
- Very Long
- Pages
- 1200
- Original Language
- English
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