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Ron Chernow

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Educated at Yale and Cambridge University in England, Ron Chernow is a biographer who specializes in hard-hitting exposes on historical business figures. Among Chernow's early accomplishments was his unmasking of corruption in Chinatown for New York magazine in 1973. In the book The House of mostra'n més Morgan, winner of the National Book Award in 1990, Chernow outlines the extraordinary path of J.P. Morgan's empire and its influence on the American banking industry. Chernow is also the author of Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, which chronicles the life and times of the richest man in the United States in the early 1900s. His other work includes The Warburgs, The Death of a Banker, Alexander Hamilton, Washington: A Life, and Grant. Chernow is regular guest on the National Public Radio programs Fresh Air with Terry Gross and All Things Considered. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra'n menys

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Nom oficial
Chernow, Ronald
Data de naixement
1949-03-03
Gènere
male
Nacionalitat
USA
Lloc de naixement
New York, New York, USA (Brooklyn)
Llocs de residència
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Educació
Pembroke College, Cambridge (M.Phil ∙ Literature ∙ 1972)
Yale College (B.A.|1970)
Professions
journalist
Organitzacions
PEN American Center
The Century Foundation
Society of American Historians
Premis i honors
National Humanities Medal (2015)
American History Book Prize (2011)
George S. Eccles Prize for Excellence in Economic Writing (1993)
George Washington Book Prize (2004)
BIO Award (2013)
National Institute of Social Science Gold Medal Honoree (2017)
Agent
Melanie Jackson
Caitlin McKenna
Biografia breu
Ronald "Ron" Chernow (born March 3, 1949) is an American writer, journalist, historian, and biographer. He has written bestselling and award-winning biographies of historical figures from the world of business, finance, and American politics.

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Very informative and readable. Includes formative years, civil war, and presidency. At 900 pages, takes the time to go into depth on everything. Gives us the early successes and failures; shows us why Grant is considered a tactical and especially a strategic military genius, and a better general than Robert E Lee; gives us reasons (beating back the early KKK, and his not-entirely-successful efforts, with Reconstruction, to make the USA a safe and prosperous place for black citizens) to re-evaluate the Grant presidency in a more positive light.… (més)
 
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rscottm182gmailcom | Hi ha 60 ressenyes més | Mar 12, 2024 |
Everything about Grant you'd ever want to know--this book was over 1000 pp. long. Covering Grant's life from his early life, civilian failures, his role in the Civil War, postbellum life as President and his around-the-world-trip where he was lionized by many heads of state, to his final days suffering from cancer and feverishly writing his memoirs, finishing just before his death, hoping the book will bring in enough money to keep his wife, Julia, in comfort. The author dispels his time as president, detailing scandals during that time, and in his opinion, a result of his personality traits of naivety and thinking the best of everyone. This leads to his sinking all he has into a Ponzi scheme in which he loses everything. This leads him to write his memoirs, then published by Mark Twain. [Presidents got no pensions in those days.] I liked best the sections on his and Julia's travels and the last chapter, "Taps", a poignant section telling of his last days. I skimmed the president section, but he did do some positive things despite scandals--tried to carry out Reconstruction, protect black people, champion Native Americans, and shut down the Ku Klux Klan terrorizing the South.… (més)
 
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janerawoof | Hi ha 60 ressenyes més | Mar 4, 2024 |
Known primarily as the general who accepted Lee's surrender at Appomattox, Ulysses Grant, in the hands of Ron Chernow, moves through his varied history as a man fully alive, capable of reaching into the future to influence a still troubled nation.
 
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ben_r47 | Hi ha 60 ressenyes més | Feb 22, 2024 |
Absolutely worth the time investment to read this book. It brings Washington and his times to life. I finished the book thinking how incredible it was for him to accomplish so much. And I really loved the fact that Chernow included his dental problems--anyone who ever suffered a toothache will appreciate what a nightmare it must've been for him in so many situations. The parts of the book that explore Washington's attitude and decisions about slavery are hard to read and at the same time fascinating.… (més)
 
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dhenn31 | Hi ha 82 ressenyes més | Jan 24, 2024 |

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Membres
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ISBN
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