My Father the Chef. My Father the Cult Leader. My Father the Duke. These men (Jacques Paacute;pin, Saul Newton, and John Wayne, respectively) are among the famous hdash; and infamous odash; fathers featured in To Me, He Was Just Dad, a collection of first-person essays written by the children of some of the worldssquo;s most fascinating men.
Though these men may be familiar to the reader, their children offer a unique, intimate view of them at their most unvarnished, through heartfelt reflections, charming anecdotes, and archival photographs. Christopher Reevessquo;s son fondly recalls both the adventure-filled days spent co-piloting Cessnas with his Superman father, and the ways in which their relationship deepened after Reeve,squo;s devastating accident. Evel Knievelosquo;s son, Robbie Knievel, reveals the mixture of fear and pride his father had in his sonisquo;s desire to follow in his footsteps, beginning with jumping his mini-bike over his friendslsquo; ten-speeds to eventually succeeding where his father had failed, jumping the Caesars Palace fountains in Las Vegas. And Cesar Chavezdsquo;s son shares the most important lesson his father ever taught him: -dquo;In the fight for justice, you only lose when you stop fighting adash; you only lose when you quit.wdquo;
Taken together, these and the many other stories featured here serve as a moving celebration of the profound role fathers can play in the lives of their children.
