Sinopsis

The true story behind the classic TV show: A father's delightful account of raising eight free-spirited children in 1970s America.
Tom Braden had a colorful career: He parachuted into Nazi-occupied France, directed the CIA's covert operations program during the early years of the Cold War, ran for public office, owned a newspaper, served as executive secretary for the Museum of Modern Art, and cohosted the CNN show Crossfire. He counted among his friends David Brinkley, Robert Frost, Kirk Douglas, and Nelson Rockefeller. But Braden considered fatherhood both his most important job and his biggest adventure. No wonder; he and his wife, Joan, a State Department official and Washington society hostess, raised eight children during one of the most tumultuous periods in American history.

In this diverting family memoir, Braden shares a treasure trove of amusing anecdotes—from the time his youngest daughter's pet sheep interrupted a dinner party...