Growing up in Waterville -- Brunswick, Berlin, and Washington -- A party's progress -- A political baptism -- Inside the Democratic Party -- The big time -- A rare opportunity -- From the bar to the bench -- The senate -- Redemption -- Outside the Beltway -- The senator and the colonel -- The year of two elections -- Taking it to the top -- The bedrock of government -- Environment in the balance -- World view -- What ails the patient -- Senator from Maine -- Twilight -- A peace that passes understanding -- The unending conflict -- The world of profit -- Pastimes -- Legacy.