Prologue | Introduction | History | Leadership | Language |
Technology | Ideology | Source List "Writing for a penny a word
is ridiculous. If a man really wants to make a million dollars,
the best way would be to start his own religion." -L. Ron
Hubbard, Readerís Digest reprint, May 1980, p.1 Accounts of L.
Ron Hubbardís life vary, but the following information consists
of only verifiable facts4. Lafayette Ronald Hubbard was born in
1911, the son of a struggling Nebraska businessman. Growing up,
he had a wandering existence, living with his parents or
relatives in various places throughout western America. He led a
wildly romantic youth, in which his dreams and realities often
became confused. Hubbard was a skillful and prolific young
writer. As a penniless young man in the 1930ís, he began
authoring "pulp" science fiction stories for magazines. While
writing for the pulps, he claimed to have made a discovery of
such philosophical and psychological importance that it would
forever change the world. From this