Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Dancing with the Queen 1
6. Who is SAM? 5
7. I Have a Dream 11
8. Marching with King 19
9. Honored with Deep Roots 45
10. Education 55
11. Marriage and Milbank 69
12. On the Beat 75
13. Angel’s Pal 89
14. Was I Officer Krupke? 93
15. From Minnow in the City to Big Fish in Albany 107
16. Campaign Loss and Harlem Triumph 121
17. Rioting 101: A Man and His Plan 129
18. The Hudson River Valley Commission and Storm King 141
19. Board Memberships 151
20. Nineteen Years with Nelson 157
21. Sing Sing 173
22. Erastus and Me 177
23. Aboard Strider 181
24. A Full-time Teaching Career 193
25. Phyllis 207
26. A Farmer’s Life for Me? 215
27. Fatherly Farewell 223
28. Parks Commissioner 229
29. The King Funeral 241
30. The Road to Meadowbrook 245
31. Index 253