Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. Author’s Note xi
5. Prologue: Billy’s Parade 1
6. 1. Billy’s Migration 5
7. 2. LA on the Cusp 10
8. 3. The Quest 29
9. 4. A Foot in the Door 41
10. 5. The Hand of Man 48
11. 6. Rome, 1923 61
12. 7. The Great Migration 67
13. 8. Protecting the Image 72
14. 9. A Bolt from the Blue 82
15. 10. Planting a Seed 89
16. 11. Then Came the Crash 96
17. 12. Berlin, 1930 103
18. 13. A Sacred Duty 111
19. 14. Desperate Hours 120
20. 15. Competing Narratives 125
21. 16. Playing His Cards 131
22. 17. A Lush New World 141
23. 18. A Parallel Universe 146
24. 19. The Games 155
25. 20. A Footing in the World 181
26. Epilogue 187
27. Acknowledgments 199
28. Notes and Sources 201
29. Bibliography 233
30. Index 243