The noted biographer examines his own origins with a chronicle of his family, using his parents' accounts of their early lives as a starting point and elaborating with the results of his own explorations into the past.

Contents: v.1. 1856-1898, The search for love--v.2. 1898-1918, The pursuit of power--v.3. 1918-1951, The lure of fantasy--v.4. 1950-1991, The last laugh.

Contents: v.1. 1856-1898, The search for love--v.2. 1898-1918, The pursuit of power--v.3. 1918-1951, The lure of fantasy--v.4. 1950-1991, The last laugh.