Wright's family history, personal adventures, and colorful friends are explored in this evocative biography. Secrest had unprecedented access to an extensive archive of Wright's letters, photographs, drawings and books. "Secrest's achievement is to etch Wright's character in sharp relief. . . . (She) presents Wright in his every guise".--Blair Kamin, "Chicago Tribune". 121 photos This biography focuses on Wright's family history, personal adventures and colourful friends and family. The author had unprecedented access to an archive of over 100,000 of Wright's letters, photographs, drawings and books, and she also interviewed surviving devotees, students and relatives. Acknowledgments xi 1 Bedd Taliesin: Taliesin's Grave 3(16) 2 The Black Spot 19(32) 3 The Shining Brow 51(27) 4 Aladdin 78(25) 5 Lieber Meister 103(21) 6 Sermons in Stones 124(32) 7 A House Divided 156(46) 8 Flower in the Crannied Wall 202(21) 9 Lord of Her Waking Dreams 223(26) 10 The Cauldron 249(31) 11 The Cause Conservative 280(23) 12 A Stern Chase 303(19) 13 Truth Against the World 322(22) 14 Work Song 344(31) 15 The World's Greatest Architect 375(20) 16 Taliesin 395(26) 17 Broad Acres 421(47) 18 The Revolutionist as Architect 468(31) 19 That Strange Disease, Humility 499(26) 20 The Shining Land 525(40) Notes 565(40) Selected Bibliography 605(6) Index 611