This biography presents a judicious, balanced account of the life and times of this complex, often contradictory man. The author draws on a great deal of previously unavailable material-including the recently released F.B.I. files, which Heymann is the first scholar to obtain, and which include letters from Pound to Mussolini, Count Ciano, and Mezzasoma. The final section of this book is the account of the author's personal meetings with Pound.