Mark Twain by Ron Chernow. Penguin Press, 1200 pages. When I first became aware of the imminent publication of a new biography of Mark Twain, my first reaction was a sustained groan. Yet ...

"An American loves his family. If he has any love left over for some other person he generally selects Mark Twain." — Thomas Edison Born in Florida, Missouri, in 1835, Samuel Clemens moved to ...

Pulitzer-winning biographer Ron Chernow will discuss his new biography of Mark Twain on June 10 at Immanuel Congregational Church in Hartford.