272 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 25 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 258-263) and index
Contents:
William the Conqueror : a lucky bastard (1028-1087) Leonardo da Vinci : bastard of the Renaissance (1452-1519) Francisco Pizarro : a brutal bastard (1475-1541) Elizabeth I : from bastard daughter to virgin queen (1533-1603) James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth : the bastard who would be king (1649-1685) Alexander Hamilton : an illegitimate son becomes a founding father of a new nation (1757-1804) James Smithson : the mysterious bastard becomes benefactor of America's most prestigious museum (1765-1829) Bernardo O'Higgins : how the viceroy's illegitimate son became a national hero (1778-1842) Alexandre Dumas fils : an illegitimate son inherits his father's talents--and vices (1824-1895) Henry Stanley : the illegitimate Welshman who found Livingstone (1841-1904) Jack London : rebellious mother, rebellious son (1876-1916) Lawrence of Arabia : legendary, but not legitimate (1888-1935) Billie Holiday : how a parentless and poverty-stricken child became a jazz legend (1915-1959) Eva Peron : a struggling actress remakes herself into a cultural icon (1919-1952) Fidel Castro : an illegitimate child sparks a revolution--and reinvents a nation (1926- )
