One Step from Heaven

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents viii
3. Foreword xi
4. Introduction 1
5. MARATHON
6. The Utopians 11
7. The Book Man of Marathon 18
8. The Cowboy and the Au Pair 23
9. BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK
10. The Long Trail to the Park 31
11. TERLINGUA AND STUDY BUTTE
12. Living in Simplicity 41
13. Dreams Come True 53
14. Directing the Mental Health Clinic on the Porch 59
15. Life in the Cretaceous 62
16. The Healing Place 68
17. REDFORD
18. The Fervent Philosopher 73
19. The Missionary Poet 79
20. PRESIDIO
21. A Proud Legacy 85
22. The Family Store 91
23. ALPINE
24. The Scotsman 97
25. The Defender 103
26. The Dean and the Dream 109
27. A Native Heritage 113
28. The Work Ethic 116
29. An Adventure in Letters 120
30. The Visionary 125
31. Back to the Future 129
32. THE JAVELINA CHRONICLES
33. Introduction 133
34. MARFA
35. Home to Stay 137
36. Benefit for Fort Davis 144
37. The Big Apple in the Rearview Mirror 145
38. Publishing Marfa 149
39. The Chinati Intern Who Stayed 154
40. The Swiss Alps to the Texas Alps 158
41. VALENTINE
42. Rock-and-Roll Artist 163
43. The Land Stewards 170
44. Mayor for Life 176
45. BALMORHEA
46. The Grassroots Historian 183
47. The Memory Keeper 191
48. Turkish Dreams 195
49. LIMPIA CROSSING
50. The Great Escape 199
51. The Survivor 203
52. The Reluctant Goodbye 210
53. FORT DAVIS
54. Fleeing the Fire of April 9, 2011 215
55. The Entrepreneurs 224
56. The Rambling Boy 229
57. The Snake Man 236
58. One Step from Heaven 241
59. Acknowledgments 250
60. About the Authors 251
61. Photo Captions 253