The word scrupulously has appeared in 38 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on March 12 in “21 Nonfiction Books to Read This Spring” by Miguel Salazar and Laura Thompson. The article mentions “Mark Twain” by Ron Chernow:
Chernow, the author of acclaimed biographies of George Washington and Alexander Hamilton, has a well-earned reputation for his hefty and scrupulously researched books. For this highly anticipated and exhaustive account of Twain’s life, Chernow consulted thousands of letters and hundreds of unpublished manuscripts to reveal the author as “a protean figure” who played roles ranging from journalist and novelist to pilot, miner and inventor. Be prepared: It clocks in at well over 1,000 pages.
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