Ron Chernow

With disgraced muskets under a polluted flag. And, you know, increasingly as he goes on, he's willing to take the heat. He's willing to make the enemies. And one of the interesting things, one of many interesting things about doing this book is we all like to think as people get older, they become more mellow in their views. Twain becomes more rabid.

With disgraced muskets under a polluted flag. And, you know, increasingly as he goes on, he's willing to take the heat. He's willing to make the enemies. And one of the interesting things, one of many interesting things about doing this book is we all like to think as people get older, they become more mellow in their views. Twain becomes more rabid.

With disgraced muskets under a polluted flag. And, you know, increasingly as he goes on, he's willing to take the heat. He's willing to make the enemies. And one of the interesting things, one of many interesting things about doing this book is we all like to think as people get older, they become more mellow in their views. Twain becomes more rabid.

In his rage, and he's not only taking on America and the Philippines, he's writing pamphlets against the Russian czar. He's writing pamphlets against King Leopold II of Belgium for his behavior in the Congo Free State. He's campaigning against municipal corruption in New York. He's writing pamphlets defending the Jews. He's speaking out. Uh, in favor of women's suffrage, et cetera, et cetera.

In his rage, and he's not only taking on America and the Philippines, he's writing pamphlets against the Russian czar. He's writing pamphlets against King Leopold II of Belgium for his behavior in the Congo Free State. He's campaigning against municipal corruption in New York. He's writing pamphlets defending the Jews. He's speaking out. Uh, in favor of women's suffrage, et cetera, et cetera.

In his rage, and he's not only taking on America and the Philippines, he's writing pamphlets against the Russian czar. He's writing pamphlets against King Leopold II of Belgium for his behavior in the Congo Free State. He's campaigning against municipal corruption in New York. He's writing pamphlets defending the Jews. He's speaking out. Uh, in favor of women's suffrage, et cetera, et cetera.

yeah that was actually you know on so many things he became outspoken that was one where he finally drew back because originally he he was collecting a lot of clippings about lynchings in the united states including in his own town of hannibal and he had originally planned and proposed to his publisher that he was going to do a history of lynching in the united states he ends up writing an essay the united states have lynched him which unfortunately did not get published during his lifetime it was published 13 years

yeah that was actually you know on so many things he became outspoken that was one where he finally drew back because originally he he was collecting a lot of clippings about lynchings in the united states including in his own town of hannibal and he had originally planned and proposed to his publisher that he was going to do a history of lynching in the united states he ends up writing an essay the united states have lynched him which unfortunately did not get published during his lifetime it was published 13 years

yeah that was actually you know on so many things he became outspoken that was one where he finally drew back because originally he he was collecting a lot of clippings about lynchings in the united states including in his own town of hannibal and he had originally planned and proposed to his publisher that he was going to do a history of lynching in the united states he ends up writing an essay the united states have lynched him which unfortunately did not get published during his lifetime it was published 13 years

after he died. And what he writes is that he tries to analyze the psychology of lynch mobs. And he says that it's really just kind of a few sadistic individuals who are instigating the crowd. And he says that most of the people are cowards who are coerced into it. I don't know if that's true. I say in the book, actually, when you look at Photos of a lot of lynchings.

after he died. And what he writes is that he tries to analyze the psychology of lynch mobs. And he says that it's really just kind of a few sadistic individuals who are instigating the crowd. And he says that most of the people are cowards who are coerced into it. I don't know if that's true. I say in the book, actually, when you look at Photos of a lot of lynchings.

after he died. And what he writes is that he tries to analyze the psychology of lynch mobs. And he says that it's really just kind of a few sadistic individuals who are instigating the crowd. And he says that most of the people are cowards who are coerced into it. I don't know if that's true. I say in the book, actually, when you look at Photos of a lot of lynchings.

It seems like there are a lot of smiling faces of whites in the crowd. That turned out to that was kind of one topic that was a bridge too far for him to do.

It seems like there are a lot of smiling faces of whites in the crowd. That turned out to that was kind of one topic that was a bridge too far for him to do.

It seems like there are a lot of smiling faces of whites in the crowd. That turned out to that was kind of one topic that was a bridge too far for him to do.

that we have two sets of ideas. We have our secret and sincere positions on things, and then we have the positions that we take publicly for the sake of our own safety. He said that kind of life makes cowards of us all, the need to support our families. We're afraid to voice things. He also felt that politically, we all like to imagine that we're voicing original ideas,

that we have two sets of ideas. We have our secret and sincere positions on things, and then we have the positions that we take publicly for the sake of our own safety. He said that kind of life makes cowards of us all, the need to support our families. We're afraid to voice things. He also felt that politically, we all like to imagine that we're voicing original ideas,

that we have two sets of ideas. We have our secret and sincere positions on things, and then we have the positions that we take publicly for the sake of our own safety. He said that kind of life makes cowards of us all, the need to support our families. We're afraid to voice things. He also felt that politically, we all like to imagine that we're voicing original ideas,

When, in fact, he said, you know, 99% of the time we are voicing ideas that we picked up from party leaders, from party organs that were kind of parroting things.

When, in fact, he said, you know, 99% of the time we are voicing ideas that we picked up from party leaders, from party organs that were kind of parroting things.