Table of Contents
Foreword James Molesworth ix
Introduction xi
Author's Note xiv
1 Prologue: October 13, 1995, Neuses am Berg, Germany 1
The German in Springtime: Johannes Reinhardt 3
2 Prologue: December 24, 1981, Bernkastel, Germany 25
The German in Winter: Hermann Wiemer 30
3 Prologue: November 12, 1986, Watkins Glen, New York 45
The Local Boy: Dave Whiting 48
4 Prologue: Summer, 1978, Provence, France 65
The Great Dane: Morten Hallgren 71
5 The Iroquois: Sam Argetsinger 91
6 Prologue: February 12, 1986, Ontario, Canada 109
The Canadian: Peter Bell 112
7 Prologue: August 1, 2005, Canandaigua, New York 127
The Prodigy Next Door: Tricia Renshaw 133
8 Prologue: September 8, 1999, Freiburg, Germany 147
The Unlikely Heir: Fred Merwarth 151
9 Prologue: August, 1992, Dundee, New York 175
The Black Russian: John McGregor 179
10 Prologue: May 10, 2005, Central Finger Lakes, New York 193
The Geologist and His Rock: Tom and Susan Higgins 200
11 Prologue: October 2, 1971, British Columbia, Canada 215
The Contradiction: John Ingle 216
12 Prologue: Fall, 1952, New York City 227
The Ukrainian and His Descendants: The Family of Dr. Konstantin Frank 229
13 The Tierce Brothers 247
Epilogue 261
Index 267
Acknowledgments 273