biographer
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In the words of biographer David Reynolds, Brown’s execution helped “spark” the Civil War.
From Slate • Apr. 2, 2026
As the biographer and literary scholar Carla Kaplan recounts in “Troublemaker,” Jessica started an escape plan early, opening a bank account at 12 to build up running-away funds.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
Her biographer, Mark Oppenheimer, is a middle-aged father of five.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026
For the historian or biographer, such details are inescapably important; for the lay reader, they can become wearisome.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
Their first sight of it, on May 29, left a vivid impression, wrote George Wilson Pierson, Tocqueville’s principal biographer.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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