Genghis Khan, first ruler of the Mongol Empire, was missing in action as a father. Off conquering foreign lands, he never even met most of his children. After his death, no one was sure what he looked like or where he was buried. His heirs nevertheless followed in his bloody footsteps, rampaging through Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and the rest of China. His last ruling descendant was finally deposed in 1920. For the story of another bad dad, read The Great Stork Derby, based on an actual contest in which a husband pressures his wife to have babies for cash and, fifty years later, learns the true meaning of fatherhood. Read more about the book in NOVELS.
