Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 3
5. Childhood: The Dreams of Tucumán 7
6. University in Buenos Aires 21
7. Apprenticeship 43
8. Taste of Power 62
9. Central Banker 89
10. Opening to Washington 117
11. The Pearl Harbor Squeeze 144
12. The Wilderness 168
13. Discovery of Latin America 188
14. Solitary Scholar 211
15. Triumph in Havana 231
16. Claiming ECLA 250
17. The Creation of Latin America 273
18. Paradise Lost 297
19. Return to Santiago 321
20. The Kennedy Offensive 350
21. Global Gamble 378
22. The Gospel of don Raúl 410
23. Trials in Washington 442
24. Prophet 473
25. House of the Spirits 498
26. Acronyms 503
27. Notes 507
28. Bibliography 555
29. Index 583