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Mark Twain by Ron Chernow: A Review, Part II

Chernow labels the last three sections of his Mark Twain biography as “Rapids,” “Whirlpool,” and “Shipwreck”; metaphors that capture the turmoil and tragedy that ran through Twain’s life from middle age to his death at 74 in 1910. Yet, if one thing stands out in the last half of this book, it’s Twain’s creative genius…