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P. ix Prologue: The Meuse P. [1] Part one: Family ties: the importance of place P. 3 1. The sight of my eye P. 9 2. All the pretty horses P. 17 3. The bending arc P. 43 4. The family of Mann P. 63 5. The remove P. 87 6. Our farm, and the photographs I took there P. 99 7. Hold still P. 131 8. Ubi amor, ibi oculus est P. [167] Part two: My mother: memory of a memory past P. 169 9. A sentimental Welshman P. 185 10. Uncle Skip and the little dears P. 203 11. The southern landscape P. [241] Part three: Gee-Gee: the matter of race P. 243 12. The many questions P. 267 13. Hamoo P. 273 14. Smothers P. 277 15. The kid on the road P. 279 16. Who wants to talk about slavery? P. [295] Part four: My father: against the current of desire P. 297 17. The Munger system P. 347 18. Leaving Dallas P. 357 19. Mr. Death and his blue-eyed boy P. 379 20. World traveler, interesting gent P. 399 21. The cradle and the grave P. 411 22. Bearing witness P. 419 23. The sublime end P. 435 24. The x above my head P. 458 Postscript: Exhibit A, Exhibit B