For generations, American athletes have ever-escalating celebrity, but never before have we seen a sports dynasty like the Mannings: a bloodline of strong arms, Southern values, and savvy business instincts--each man compelling in his own right, made whole by family. But how, in just fifty years, did this private trio achieve football immortality? A gripping and definitive account, this book traces Archie, Peyton, and Eli's roots from red-clay Mississippi...

Recounts the author's Christian fundamentalist upbringing on a Michigan farm, describing how his family used their faith to hide troubling secrets, which he sought to understand against a backdrop of a rise in right-wing politics.