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
Leo didn’t want to get involved in politics, he told his biographer Allen.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026
Not a bad legacy, considering George Downing is summarized by his biographer thus: “Liar, blackmailer, seducer and thief, this double-dealing shapeshifter would betray both friends and principles without a moment’s misgiving.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
During his brief time studying at Lincoln College, the "academic side of it probably didn't rub off on" Geisel, his biographer Brian Jay Jones tells me.
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026
Warily watching the British in Boston, “Washington frequently had Billy Lee remove his mahogany and brass spyglass from its handsome leather case so he could engage in surveillance of his adversary,” biographer Ron Chernow records.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
