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About Ron Chernow
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.
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Books by Ron Chernow
Alexander Hamilton
2004
Grant
2017
Washington
2011
Titan
1998