“I find that when I come upon something that I think is a historical revelation, I have the sort of adrenaline rush that I imagine a gambler gets in Las Vegas when he hits the jackpot. It's still tremendously exciting to me, and I think all of my peers in the business feel the same way.”

American writer, journalist, and biographer

Ron Chernow is an American writer, journalist, and biographer known for his bestselling historical nonfiction biographies. His work has helped bring major figures from history to a wide audience. He writes history in a narrative style that is meant to be readable as well as well researched. His books focus on lives and public legacies, and he is widely associated with long-form biography and historical interpretation.