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

Chernow specializes in big American lives. He won a Pulitzer Prize for his biography of George Washington, and another of his ...

But then he never would have become Mark Twain — with all the heartache, frustration and dadgum bother (as he might put it) ...

In the heart of Hannibal, Missouri, the town that shaped a young Mark Twain, a quietly remarkable home invites visitors to ...

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

Populist and patrician, hustler and moralist, salesman and satirist, he embodied the tensions within his America, and ours.

HANNIBAL, Mo. – In the heart of Hannibal, Missouri, the town that shaped a young Mark Twain, a quietly remarkable home invites visitors to step into the world of the beloved American storyteller.

A Saturday morning house fire on the city’s east side was extinguished quickly by members of the Chattanooga Fire Department.

Actor and historian Doug Riley appeared as Mark Twain at the Brooke County Public Library on April 24. Riley offered a look ...

Mark Twain International School (Mark Twain IS), the first private ... in the northern area of the capital who are seeking a quality education option closer to home. The campus is being developed in ...