Ron Chernow

He had a terrible temper. So he would very often, if he was angry, he would sit down and he would write a very, you know, impetuous note telling somebody off. And she trained him when he did that, not to send a letter, but to stash it in the drawer and wait a few days. And then when he would cool off, and I can't tell you how many letters there are, you know, in his archives.

He had a terrible temper. So he would very often, if he was angry, he would sit down and he would write a very, you know, impetuous note telling somebody off. And she trained him when he did that, not to send a letter, but to stash it in the drawer and wait a few days. And then when he would cool off, and I can't tell you how many letters there are, you know, in his archives.

He had a terrible temper. So he would very often, if he was angry, he would sit down and he would write a very, you know, impetuous note telling somebody off. And she trained him when he did that, not to send a letter, but to stash it in the drawer and wait a few days. And then when he would cool off, and I can't tell you how many letters there are, you know, in his archives.

where the morning after a dinner party, he would write to someone who'd been at the dinner party. The madam tells me that I might have been a little brusque and sharp at dinner last night, and I really didn't intend to offend you. In fact, the daughters laughingly called this mother dusting father off. In fact, it reached the point where they had this system of cards at a dinner table.

where the morning after a dinner party, he would write to someone who'd been at the dinner party. The madam tells me that I might have been a little brusque and sharp at dinner last night, and I really didn't intend to offend you. In fact, the daughters laughingly called this mother dusting father off. In fact, it reached the point where they had this system of cards at a dinner table.

where the morning after a dinner party, he would write to someone who'd been at the dinner party. The madam tells me that I might have been a little brusque and sharp at dinner last night, and I really didn't intend to offend you. In fact, the daughters laughingly called this mother dusting father off. In fact, it reached the point where they had this system of cards at a dinner table.

So a red card flashed to Mark Twain meant, are you going to monopolize that woman sitting on your right the whole time? A blue card meant, are you going to sit back and not say anything the entire dinner? So she's kind of guiding him.

So a red card flashed to Mark Twain meant, are you going to monopolize that woman sitting on your right the whole time? A blue card meant, are you going to sit back and not say anything the entire dinner? So she's kind of guiding him.

So a red card flashed to Mark Twain meant, are you going to monopolize that woman sitting on your right the whole time? A blue card meant, are you going to sit back and not say anything the entire dinner? So she's kind of guiding him.

But, you know, in fact, he said, because, you know, he said, Livy edited my manuscripts and then she edited me. And she kind of really gave him a life. And, you know, in many ways, she was a long-suffering wife. He loses her inheritance. We have extensive correspondence between them. she never, never threw it in his face.

But, you know, in fact, he said, because, you know, he said, Livy edited my manuscripts and then she edited me. And she kind of really gave him a life. And, you know, in many ways, she was a long-suffering wife. He loses her inheritance. We have extensive correspondence between them. she never, never threw it in his face.

But, you know, in fact, he said, because, you know, he said, Livy edited my manuscripts and then she edited me. And she kind of really gave him a life. And, you know, in many ways, she was a long-suffering wife. He loses her inheritance. We have extensive correspondence between them. she never, never threw it in his face.

The saddest one is that he and Libby, their first child was a boy who was named Langdon, which was her maiden name. Langdon died at 18 months. What happened was that they were at the Langdon place in Elmira, New York. And one chilly morning in May, they went out driving, and Twain felt that he had not wrapped the baby up enough in this chilly weather. And they came back, and the baby had a cold.

The saddest one is that he and Libby, their first child was a boy who was named Langdon, which was her maiden name. Langdon died at 18 months. What happened was that they were at the Langdon place in Elmira, New York. And one chilly morning in May, they went out driving, and Twain felt that he had not wrapped the baby up enough in this chilly weather. And they came back, and the baby had a cold.

The saddest one is that he and Libby, their first child was a boy who was named Langdon, which was her maiden name. Langdon died at 18 months. What happened was that they were at the Langdon place in Elmira, New York. And one chilly morning in May, they went out driving, and Twain felt that he had not wrapped the baby up enough in this chilly weather. And they came back, and the baby had a cold.

But then the baby recovered, and they went to Hartford. And after they went to Hartford, the baby died of diphtheria. Mark Twain told William Dean Howells, who was his closest literary friend, he said, I killed Langdon. He was convinced that that ride in the carriage... When it was emphatically not that. Emphatically, yeah.

But then the baby recovered, and they went to Hartford. And after they went to Hartford, the baby died of diphtheria. Mark Twain told William Dean Howells, who was his closest literary friend, he said, I killed Langdon. He was convinced that that ride in the carriage... When it was emphatically not that. Emphatically, yeah.

But then the baby recovered, and they went to Hartford. And after they went to Hartford, the baby died of diphtheria. Mark Twain told William Dean Howells, who was his closest literary friend, he said, I killed Langdon. He was convinced that that ride in the carriage... When it was emphatically not that. Emphatically, yeah.

In fact, his sister-in-law, Sue Crane, afterwards said, you know, they left Elmira and went to Hartford because the baby was better. The baby was fine. So he had this tendency... to flagellate himself, you know, and take responsibility. And it was really kind of crazy, you know, what happened with Susie, the eldest daughter, that he was not, you know, there at the time.

In fact, his sister-in-law, Sue Crane, afterwards said, you know, they left Elmira and went to Hartford because the baby was better. The baby was fine. So he had this tendency... to flagellate himself, you know, and take responsibility. And it was really kind of crazy, you know, what happened with Susie, the eldest daughter, that he was not, you know, there at the time.