Mary V. Dearborn

The Happiest Man Alive: Henry Miller, A Biography

Simon and Schuster, 1991

A definitive biography of the controversial Tropic of Cancer author in the context of American culture.

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Drawing on new sources, including recently released transcripts of psychiatric sessions, the first major biography of this important American writer, decades ahead of her time, in almost fifty years

Ernest Hemingway: A Biography

The first major biography in over twenty years

Mistress of Modernism: The Life of Peggy Guggenheim

A sparkling biography of Peggy Guggenheim, the legendary collector-impresario and one of the most fascinating figures of the champagne years of modern art.

Mailer: A Biography

A biography of the brilliant and controversial 20th century American writer.

Queen of Bohemia: The Life of Louise Bryant

The life of an iconoclastic reporter and revolutionary heroine who witnessed the Russian Revolution at John Reed's side.

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