Contents

Foreword: Rebirth of a Historic Community
Thomas D. Clark

Preface

I. “That Wonderful Village”

II. The Vision of Mother Ann

III. On God’s Time

IV. The Past—Preserved, Restored, Remade?

V. Nickels, Dimes, and Options

VI. “The Beginning Year”

VII. Fund-Raisers—Professional and Otherwise

VIII. The Deal—I

IX. “A Fantastic Accomplishment”

X. The Deal—II

XI. “The Instruction of the Public”

XII. The Restoration Restored

XIII. Pleasant Hill Frescoes

Afterword: A Note on Jim Thomas’s Service
Al Smith

Sources and Background

Index

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