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Hello and welcome to Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend. This is kind of a special episode. You probably know I'm a huge history buff, and I have read every single book that this gentleman has written, I believe. If he has another book out there, he might have written a Nancy Drew mystery that I'm Unaware of. But other than that, I think I have read all of his books. His latest is a joy.
Hello and welcome to Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend. This is kind of a special episode. You probably know I'm a huge history buff, and I have read every single book that this gentleman has written, I believe. If he has another book out there, he might have written a Nancy Drew mystery that I'm Unaware of. But other than that, I think I have read all of his books. His latest is a joy.
Hello and welcome to Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend. This is kind of a special episode. You probably know I'm a huge history buff, and I have read every single book that this gentleman has written, I believe. If he has another book out there, he might have written a Nancy Drew mystery that I'm Unaware of. But other than that, I think I have read all of his books. His latest is a joy.
My guest, of course, is a Pulitzer Prize winning author. And his latest biography, Mark Twain, is out now. And Twain, in my opinion, is more relevant at this moment than ever before. And we need Twain. And I'm just thrilled that this gentleman is here today and that he's written this magnificent book. Ron Chernow, welcome.
My guest, of course, is a Pulitzer Prize winning author. And his latest biography, Mark Twain, is out now. And Twain, in my opinion, is more relevant at this moment than ever before. And we need Twain. And I'm just thrilled that this gentleman is here today and that he's written this magnificent book. Ron Chernow, welcome.
My guest, of course, is a Pulitzer Prize winning author. And his latest biography, Mark Twain, is out now. And Twain, in my opinion, is more relevant at this moment than ever before. And we need Twain. And I'm just thrilled that this gentleman is here today and that he's written this magnificent book. Ron Chernow, welcome.
I know, I know. So all this history that I've done. You want to trade? You want to trade? Sure. Sure. You've done, you know, I've noticed something, which is there's a, and other people have pointed it out as well, that you have written this string of spectacular biographies. And I congratulate you on the Mark Twain. I read all, I believe, 1,200 pages of this book and was enthralled. I love it.
I know, I know. So all this history that I've done. You want to trade? You want to trade? Sure. Sure. You've done, you know, I've noticed something, which is there's a, and other people have pointed it out as well, that you have written this string of spectacular biographies. And I congratulate you on the Mark Twain. I read all, I believe, 1,200 pages of this book and was enthralled. I love it.
I know, I know. So all this history that I've done. You want to trade? You want to trade? Sure. Sure. You've done, you know, I've noticed something, which is there's a, and other people have pointed it out as well, that you have written this string of spectacular biographies. And I congratulate you on the Mark Twain. I read all, I believe, 1,200 pages of this book and was enthralled. I love it.
And I learned so much about Twain that I didn't know because you've unearthed some amazing stuff about the man. And to see his life, I mean, it's very hard to contain this guy's life. And I think you have managed to do that brilliantly. Thank you. But I was looking at your work because I believe I have read all of your books, which I can't say to many people. Judy Blume.
And I learned so much about Twain that I didn't know because you've unearthed some amazing stuff about the man. And to see his life, I mean, it's very hard to contain this guy's life. And I think you have managed to do that brilliantly. Thank you. But I was looking at your work because I believe I have read all of your books, which I can't say to many people. Judy Blume.
And I learned so much about Twain that I didn't know because you've unearthed some amazing stuff about the man. And to see his life, I mean, it's very hard to contain this guy's life. And I think you have managed to do that brilliantly. Thank you. But I was looking at your work because I believe I have read all of your books, which I can't say to many people. Judy Blume.
But it's you and Judy Blume. But there's an interesting path to the order in which you wrote because you start out and you write about J.P. Morgan. and great Gilded Age industrialists, which then got you interested and whet your appetite for your next book, which is Rockefeller, which then got you interested in finance.
But it's you and Judy Blume. But there's an interesting path to the order in which you wrote because you start out and you write about J.P. Morgan. and great Gilded Age industrialists, which then got you interested and whet your appetite for your next book, which is Rockefeller, which then got you interested in finance.
But it's you and Judy Blume. But there's an interesting path to the order in which you wrote because you start out and you write about J.P. Morgan. and great Gilded Age industrialists, which then got you interested and whet your appetite for your next book, which is Rockefeller, which then got you interested in finance.
And you think, I'll go back to the beginning, the source, who's running finance in America at the very beginning? Well, Hamilton, you write that book. And I know your plan all along was for it to be a musical with a lot of rap.
And you think, I'll go back to the beginning, the source, who's running finance in America at the very beginning? Well, Hamilton, you write that book. And I know your plan all along was for it to be a musical with a lot of rap.