even to a few days before he was in a car accident that would take his life. i was fascinated by them. there were notes with the photographs and pictures of plays patton never mentioned he had been before. i realized this was a new angle on patton that would open up a larger picture of him. and for any historian, any person, the real object is to get inside their head and try to figure out, what were they doin? suddenly, you know, here on my lap i ve got everything patton saw. you know, i have it from his eye, what he was looking at. and i thought, what a fascinating angle to examine someone from. it made me wonder, what if george washington had a camera or grant and you could see what they were looking at and it would give you a better idea of what they were thinking. i said, do you think this would work as a book. in a magazine you only have so much space? there were 11 of these photo albums. as soon as he said yes, i got working on it. it was a labor of love for years. i m