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

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

That charity, whose focus includes victims of sex trafficking, has been described by royal biographer Andrew Lownie as a "preposterously inappropriate cause" for Eugenie to be involved with.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

The whole would be, as MacKaye ecstatically described it, “a retreat from profit”—a notion that others saw as “smacking of Bolshevism,” in the words of one biographer.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson