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Ronald Chernow ( / ˈtʃɜːrnaʊ /; [1] [2] born March 3, 1949) is an American writer, journalist, and biographer. He has written bestselling historical non-fiction biographies. Chernow won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Biography and the 2011 American History Book Prize for his 2010 book Washington: A Life.
Ron Chernow is the prize-winning author of six books and the recipient of the 2015 National Humanities Medal. His first book, The House of Morgan, won the National Book Award, Washington: A Life won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Biography, and Alexander Hamilton was the inspiration for the Broadway musical.
Ron Chernow (b. 1949) is an award-winning writer, journalist, and historian best known for his biography of Alexander Hamilton that inspired the hit Broadway musical, Hamilton. In 2011, he won the Pulitzer Prize in Biography for his book Washington: A Life, and he is also the recipient of the National Book Award for Nonfiction for The House of ...
Sep 27, 2011 · A Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of George Washington, 'Alexander Hamilton' author Ron Chernow provides a richly nuanced portrait of the father of our nation and the first president of the United States.
About — Ron Chernow. Ron Chernow’s bestselling books include The House of Morgan, winner of the National Book Award; The Warburgs, which won the George S. Eccles Prize; The Death of the Banker ; Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award; Washington: A Life, which received the Pulitzer Prize ...
Oct 10, 2017 · The picture of Ulysses S. Grant on the cover of Ron Chernow’s overstuffed but essential new biography has been made prettier than its untouched version.
Ron Chernow was born in 1949 in Brooklyn, New York. After graduating with honors from Yale College and Cambridge University with degrees in English Literature, he began a prolific career as a freelance journalist. Between 1973 and 1982, Chernow published over sixty articles in national publications, including numerous cover stories.
Ron Chernow is a renowned author of books that explore the lives and times of influential figures in American history, from the founding fathers to the titans of finance. Whether you are interested in politics, business, or culture, you will find a book by Ron Chernow that will captivate and enlighten you.
Chernow has served as president of PEN American Center, has received six honorary doctoral degrees, and was awarded the 2015 National Humanities Medal. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
One of America’s most influential biographers had spent more than a decade working in New York as a journalist and public policy wonk when he conceived of the idea of writing about the rise of American finance—but he found taking the subject head-on as some sort of “history of Wall Street” to be “tedious.”
