Chapter 1 A Traditional Peasant Family of China / 1
1.1 Mao’s Parents and Family / 3
Music Mountain Culture /3
Diligence and Thrifty /18
My Noble Mother /26
1.2 A Boy Determined to Go Beyond Local Borders / 40
The Stubborn Village Boy /40
Bitter First Love /47
A Monk-Like Husband at Home /50
A Poor Student at East Mountain School /57
Chapter 2 A New-Style Family / 71
2.1 Brotherhood in the Vanguard of the Times / 72
“Mao the Hero” from Hunan Provincial First Normal School /72
The Eldest Son and Eldest Brother /82
2.2 Husband and Wife, Soulmates in the World / 89
A Good Teacher and Faithful Friend /89
Do Something Extraordinary /93
A Family Teeming with Love /104
Wish Runzhi’s Revolution Be Successful Soon /113
Chapter 3 Family in the Revolutionary War / 129
3.1 Family on the Horseback / 130
Love During the War /130
Bitterness of Love /138
Confidant in Adversity /145
Interconnectedness of Hearts /149
Lost Children /155
Staying with Her Whatever Happens /160
3.2 Home in the Cave Dwelling / 163
A Farewell Handkerchief /167
Lively Cave Dwelling /182
Working Ethics of the Eighth Route Army /191
Affection in the War Time /196
Contribution to the Society /205
3.3 A Special Family in Moscow / 209
3.4 Sacrifices for the Lofty Ideal / 213
Chapter 4 Family in Peacetime / 225
4.1 First Family in the “Forbidden City” (Ⅰ) / 229
Homecoming /229
Once Loved, Affection Lingering Forever /231
A Qualified Brother and Uncle /238
4.2 First Family in the “Forbidden City” (Ⅱ) /240
Breaking with the Feudalism /240
No One Superior /247
4.3 First Family in the “Forbidden City” (Ⅲ) /249
Equal Treatment for All His Children /249
Growing up in Twists and Turns /253
I Should Model the Way /256
Gentle Paternal Love /263
Sacred Marriage /271
Be an Ordinary Person /285
Playing an Exemplary Role /294
Treating His Attendants as Children /296
A Nostalgic Man /300
Epilogue Heritage Cherished by His Children / 307
References / 313
Afterword / 317
