num_pages: 440
description: Step into the powerhouse life of Bull Meecham. He's all Marine --- fighter pilot, king of the clouds, and absolute ruler of his family. Lillian is his wife -- beautiful, southern-bred, with a core of velvet steel. Without her cool head, her kids would be in real trouble. Ben is the oldest, a born athlete whose best never satisfies the big man. Ben's got to stand up, even fight back, against a father who doesn't give in -- not to his men, not to his wife, and certainly not to his son. Bull Meecham is undoubtedly Pat Conroy's most explosive character -- a man you should hate, but a man you will love.
language: English
title: The Great Santini
titlecomplete: The Great Santini
genres: Coming Of Age, Historical Fiction, Southern, Literary Fiction, Novels, Literature, Military Fiction, Classics, Fiction, Contemporary
ratings_count: 32532
places: Atlanta, Georgia
publisher: Bantam