| Volume I |
| Title PageTitle Page | Title Page |
| DedicationDedication | Dedication and Copyright |
| 1 Introduction1 Introduction | Introduction |
| 2 Acknowledgements2 Acknowledgements | Acknowledgements |
| 3 3.. 7 7 | Chapter 1: Heaven Meets Earth |
| 8 8.. 11 11 | Chapter 2: The House That Papa Built |
| 11 11.. 14 14 | Chapter 3: Papa's Feminine World (1915) |
| 14 14.. 17 17 | Chapter 4: Man Made Marvels (1916) |
| 17 17.. 24 24 | Chapter 5: Big Things Happen (1917) |
| 25 25.. 35 35 | Chapter 6: Armistice (1918) |
| 35 35.. 40 40 | Chapter 7: Papa's Point of View (1919) |
| 40 40.. 44 44 | Chapter 8: In Which We Get Another Brother (1920) |
| 45 45.. 47 47 | Chapter 9: Patriarchal Blessing (1921) |
| 48 48.. 54 54 | Chapter 10: In Which Papa Has Another Son (1922) |
| 54 54.. 61 61 | Chapter 11: Annie Comes Home (1923) |
| 61 61.. 65 65 | Chapter 12: Oak Creek Days |
| 65 65.. 72 72 | Chapter 13: "Goodbye, Grandma" (1924) |
| 72 72.. 82 82 | Chapter 14: If Birds Can Fly, Why Can't I? (1925) |
| 82 82.. 84 84 | Chapter 15: Wedding Bells (1926) |
| 84 84.. 87 87 | Chapter 16: More Wedding Bells (1927) |
| 87 87.. 90 90 | Chapter 17: Daughter, Beware! (1928) |
| 91 91..106106 | Chapter 18: College (1929) |
| 106106..114114 | Chapter 19: So Turns the Tide (1930) |
| 114114..118118 | Chapter 20: Sing a Song of Six Pence (1931) |
| 119119..125125 | Chapter 21: The Call of the Canyon (1932) |
| 126126..132132 | Chapter 22: The New Deal (1933) |
| 132132..134134 | Chapter 23: Marilyn (1934) |
| 135135..136136 | Chapter 24: Donkey Shelves (1935) |
| 136136..140140 | Chapter 25: Norman (1936) |
| 141141..143143 | Chapter 26: Little Rock School House, Goodbye (1937) |
| 143143..145145 | Chapter 27: "I Want to Go Wif You" (1938) |
| 145145..152152 | Chapter 28: DeMar (1939) |
| 152152..157157 | Chapter 29: A Really, Really Birthday (1940) |
| 157157..160160 | Chapter 30: Shirley (1941) |
| 161161..198198 | Chapter 31: War Boom (1942) |
| 199199..201201 | Chapter 32: Gordon (1943) |
| 201201..202202 | Chapter 33: Summer (1944) |
| 202202..207207 | Chapter 34: Terry (1945) |
| 207207..209209 | Chapter 35: We Can't Eat Flowers (1946) |
| 209209..212212 | Chapter 36: Lolene (1947) |
| 213213..233233 | Chapter 37: Clouds on the Horizon (1948) |
| 233233..261261 | Chapter 38: So Long for Awhile (1949) (INCOMPLETE) |
| 261261..273273 | Chapter 39: Politics (1950) |
| 274274..302302 | Chapter 40: County Treasurer (1951) (INCOMPLETE) |
| 302302..321321 | Chapter 41: Grandma? Who, Me? (1952) (INCOMPLETE) |
| 321321..333333 | Chapter 42: A Fledgling on the Edge of the Nest (1953) (INCOMPLETE) |
| 333333..340340 | Chapter 43: The Fledgling Tries His Wings (1954) |
| 340340..346346 | Chapter 44: The Mesa (1955) |
| 346346..353353 | Chapter 45: Goodbye for Now, Papa (1956) (INCOMPLETE) |
| 353353..360360 | Chapter 46: Another Fledgling Leaves the Nest (1957) (INCOMPLETE) |
| 361361..372372 | Chapter 47: Arkie Annie (1958) (INCOMPLETE) |
| 372372..379379 | Chapter 48: A Diamond for Graduation (1959) (INCOMPLETE) |
| 379379..386386 | Chapter 49: Gordon's Mission Call (1960) |
| 386386..390390 | Chapter 50: Perry Joins the Clan (1961) (INCOMPLETE) |
| 390390..411411 | Chapter 51: Crossroads (1962) (INCOMPLETE) |
| 411411..428428 | Chapter 52: Yakima (1963) (INCOMPLETE) |
| 428428..450450 | Chapter 53: Deer Park (1964) (INCOMPLETE) |
| 451451..466466 | Chapter 54: Back to Utah (1965) (INCOMPLETE) |
| 467467..482482 | Chapter 55: Home, Sweet Home (1966) (INCOMPLETE) |
Volume II The Stratton Years |
| Title Page (Vol. 2)Title Page (Vol. 2) | Title Page (Volume II) |
| Introduction (Vol. 2)Introduction (Vol. 2) | Introduction (Volume II) |
| 483483..492492 | Chapter 56: Ermal Stratton (1967) (INCOMPLETE) |
| 493493..496496 | Chapter 57: Occupation: Housewife (1968) (INCOMPLETE) |
| 497497..499499 | Chapter 58: The 50-50 Farmer (1969) (INCOMPLETE) |
| 499499..522522 | Chapter 59: The Western States Mission (1970-1971) |
| 522522..531531 | Chapter 60: Rattlesnake (1972) (INCOMPLETE) |
| 532532..535535 | Chapter 61: Dear Little Grandson, Goodbye (1973) (INCOMPLETE) |
| 535535..542542 | Chapter 62: Tornado Ahoy! (1974) (INCOMPLETE) |
| 542542..551551 | Chapter 63: The Gatcho Rancho (1975) (INCOMPLETE) |
| 552552..559559 | Chapter 64: Bicentennial (1976) (INCOMPLETE) |
| 559559..569569 | Chapter 65: The Van (1977) (INCOMPLETE) |
| 570570..588588 | Chapter 66: A New Revelation (1978) (INCOMPLETE) |
| 588588..615615 | Chapter 67: Motorcycles and Trains (1979) (INCOMPLETE) |
| 615615..648648 | Chapter 68: Signs of the Times (1980) (INCOMPLETE) |
| 648648..686686 | Chapter 69: Mama's Centennial (1981) (INCOMPLETE) |
| 687687..734734 | Chapter 70: The Trench Diggers Are Coming, A-Ho, A-Ho! (1982) (INCOMPLETE) |
| 735735..796796 | Chapter 71: O M E G A Ω (1983) (INCOMPLETE) |
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