Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. 1 The View from My Porch 1
5. 2 The Junction at the End of Town 5
6. 3 Notes on “From” 21
7. 4 The Carpenter-Poet 31
8. 5 By Any Other Name 43
9. 6 First Footsteps 49
10. 7 House, Home 65
11. 8 The Newcomers 75
12. 9 Marguerite 91
13. 10 The Flappers in My Attic 109
14. 11 The Hard Road 121
15. 12 Play 127
16. 13 The Gentle Man with the Meat Cleaver 137
17. 14 Pioneers 145
18. 15 “Where Everybody Talked about the Good Old Days” 153
19. 16 Kegs, Eggs, and Beyond 159
20. 17 Renewal 185
21. 18 The Neighborhood You Fight For 193
22. 19 Building / Community 207
23. Sources, Notes, and Notes on Sources 215
24. Index 247