From his childhood, Samuel Clemens was devoted to showmanship, exaggeration and the joy of a tall tale.

Ron Chernow’s Mark Twain forces a similar conclusion about its subject: clearly an idiot, and a born sucker. This conclusion ...

Historian Ron Chernow’s latest work may surprise readers who know him best for the book which inspired the musical “Hamilton” ...

Biographer Ron Chernow on how the author of ‘Huckleberry Finn’ made himself one of the world’s most recognizable brands.

Rory McIlroy fulfilled his date with golfing history by winning The Masters, with one of golf’s greatest minds playing a key role in his journey to Grand Slam glory. McIlroy became just the ...

Citing a Mark Twain quote about Wagner’s music—“It’s better than it sounds”—she noted that some of Donald Trump’s policies had proven more effective than they initially appeared.

The quote about Cincinnati being "20 years behind the times" is commonly attributed to Mark Twain. No one knows for sure whether the "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" author really said it ...