The Great SantiniBy: Pat Conroy #1 New York Times bestselling author Pat Conroys classic semi autographical novel of a harsh Marine father and his sons struggle to come into his own. Robust and vividfull of feeling. Newsday This is the story of Bull Meecham, the epitome of the Marine officer. Demanding, authoritarian, as tough a disciplinarian at home as at the base, Bull is a difficult man to please, and even harder to love. This is also the story of Ben Meecham,