3. ALONE 30 4. CALIFORNIA 36 5. OVERSEAS ART 45 6. ENGLAND 55 7. QUIET IN NEW YORK 66 8. VARIETY OF LIFE IN A STUDIO 79 9. THE BIRTH OF A MYTH 87 10. PUBLIC MEMORIALS 94 11. STAMFORD AND POLITICS 104 12. CHICAGO CONVENTION 113 13. AND DR. TRUDEAU 126 14. AIRCRAFT INVESTIGATION 137 15. FLIGHT, PATIENCE AND SHERIDAN’S HORSE 151 16. WARS OF AMERICA MEMORIAL 159 17. STONE MOUNTAIN 171 18. THE IMPERISHABLE MONUMENT 182 19. THE EMERGENCE OF LEE 195 20. MONEY 204 21. AFTERMATH 214 22. BACKSIGHT 220 23. AND SO FORWARD 230 24. TRIBUTE TO WILSON 238 25. FOR THE PARKS 244 26. THE CZECHO-SLOVAK ARMY 250 27. THE NOBLE SPORT 255 28. FRIENDS AND HOME 263 29. SHRINE OF DEMOCRACY 275 30. DEDICATION 284 31. CARVING THE MOUNTAIN 293 32. CONVERSATION 300 33. --AND FINAL PEACE 309 INDEX 321 _LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS_ Gutzon Borglum _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE Interior of 38th Street Studio 30 Model of Angel’s Face 31 Borglum Working in First Improvised Studio at Stamford 40 “Dr. Trudeau,” The Beloved Physician 41 “General Sheridan” 56 “Wars of America” Model 57