NEW YORK: 55 Minutes from Broadway

In a dirt-floored shack on Half Moon Mountain, in New York's rugged little Ramapos, Gilbert Pitt lived for 81 years. He spent a big chunk of that time warding off social contacts and modern conveniences.

That meant considerable vigilance, for the Ramapos lie a mere 30 miles northwest of Manhattan. On clear days, from the top of neighboring Jackie Jones Mountain, Gil Pitt could see the skyscrapers: Half Moon itself was only 55 minutes from Broadway.

But Gil Pitt was born & bred a mountain man. By the time he was knee-high to a fox pup, he...

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