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| CHAPTER ONE: Going West |
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| Conan the Librarian, mild-mannered enforcer of Skull Valley's no-fly zone, encounters the colossus of Wendover and sees prehistoric flying reptiles in the night skies. |
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| CHAPTER TWO: Deputy Dump |
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| I become acquainted with the municipal dump's resident peace officer and learn the true identity of Elizabeth Taylor. |
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| CHAPTER THREE: Chief Thunder Speaks |
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| Running low on fuel, I stumble upon a roadside monument to The Great Spirit, constructed of native materials by a Native American visionary. |
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| CHAPTER FOUR: Footless And Fancy Free |
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| I used to think I had problems; then, I met a man who had no feet. |
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| CHAPTER FIVE: Two Car Bob |
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| Theodor "Bob" Heist lost his wife, quit his job, and drank himself to death-but not before getting a piece of the Great American Dream. |
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| CHAPTER SIX: Literati Of The Longest Road |
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| Carl Hayden and Tom Clay both lived alongside Highway 93; yet when it came to legalized gambling, they stood on opposite sides of the street. |
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| CHAPTER SEVEN: Lonely, Lonelier, Loneliest |
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| A serendipitous journey into the lonely heart of America's Outback, including lively encounters with reluctant immigrant Maria Pavlakis, much-traveled misfit Jack Killinger, and steel-driving man Louis Gibellini. In Austin, I sleep through an Indian uprising. In a remote desert valley north of Cold Springs Station I'm introduced to Ray Walker, a man with no problems. |
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| CHAPTER EIGHT: Sparks Of Genius |
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| Self-styled scientist Robert K. Golka ventured west in search of optimum ground conductivity. He should have brought more money. |
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| CHAPTER NINE: One Car Bob |
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| Down, but not yet out, Bob McKinney boldly grows where no gardener has grown before. |
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| CHAPTER ELEVEN: Going South |
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| I learn the "truth" about Deputy Dump and discover the stuff that dreams are made of. |
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| AFTERWORD |
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| Oops! I only thought I had Deputy Dump figured out. |
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