Hello Rip,
Just wanted to come back and let you know that it was Nick Delgadillo who mentioned chins and/or weighted chins as possible alternatives to Deadlift once the 3x weekly deadlifts become too much to recover from.
I did not pull this out of my arse.
This he clearly stated in the Youtube video "How to do the Starting Strength Novice Linear Progression - Starting Strength Gyms Podcast #1" .
But to be fair, he said his first recommendation would be to put in Cleans.
Either way, still waiting for the books (ordered the second one, too); the first one should be delivered tomorrow.
Have a nice day and thanks again for all you do.