A memorable and moving book about a man -- indeed， a family -- of Fritzgeraldian proportions -- a distinguished and gripping American saga. -- Todd Gitlin， Chicago Tribune Through the prism of her father s life as a lawyer and well-known political activist， Patricia Bosworth sheds light on an important era in modern American history -- from the heady， hope-filled days of Roosevelt s New Deal to the dawn of the Cold War. In the course of a remarkable career， Bartley Crum represented movie stars and labor leaders， advised presidents and presidential hopefuls， emerged as a key figure in the creation of Israel， and became a forceful voice for civil rights. But when his defense of the Hollywood Ten made him a target of the FBI s andcommunist hysteria， public pressures and personal demons brought his once-charmed life to a tragic end. Interweaving public and private vignettes， his daughter s memoir re-creates Crum s life and times with rare and moving honesty. "Consider this beautiful， saddening book on a par with Theodore Dreiser s An American Tragedy....It is an extraordinary document...written with blood and tears". -- Carolyn See， The Washington Post Book World "Extraordinary...as beautifully written as any memoir I have ever read". -- Charles Kaiser， The New York Observer