Citadel on the Mountain

A warped dream an overbearing father and his sonA handsome brilliant man the author''s father-irascible strong-willed a compulsive womanizer-stands at the center of this strangely compelling story.In the mid-1970s after a life in government service which was shadowy in its depths Ted Wertime built a fortress-like house on a mountaintop in south-central Pennsylvania. He had forged for himself a secondary career as a highly respected historian of ancient science and technology and was convinced that it was his fate to lead a sweeping revolution that would cleanse the United States of energy abuse political corruption and an odd assortment of social ills. His citadel would serve as his revolutionary headquarters. He his wife and Joan the last and most troubled of his succession of mistresses lived in the house together in a bizarre ménage à trois. His dream was to recruit his four sons to take part in his cause.The author Richard Wertime is the second-oldest son. Citadel on the Mountain is the story of his struggle to escape from a domineering and at times hypnotizing father who sought to control the sexual and professional lives of his offspring.