Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Foreword ix
4. Preface xvii
5. 1 The Right or Wrong School for a Bad Boy 1
6. 2 Trying—Not Very Hard—to Adjust 7
7. 3 Columbia, the Socialist Club, and a Wonderful Magazine 12
8. 4 The Ford Peace Expedition 21
9. 5 Eleanor 29
10. 6 "Will You Be Drafted?" 34
11. 7 Confirmation from Afar 42
12. 8 Camp Upton 46
13. 9 The Road to Mazatlán 50
14. 10 Jesús Escobar 60
15. 11 Byways Untouched by the Mexican Revolution 69
16. 12 Mexico City and the Cinco Gatos 71
17. 13 Not Really a "Red" Newspaper 77
18. 14 Borodin 82
19. 15 Revolutionist by Profession 92
20. 16 In Soviet Russia 100
21. 17 Lenin, Trotsky, and a Historic Congress 108
22. 18 Goodbye to John Reed 119
23. 19 A Frustrated Mission to Mexico 127
24. 20 Manuel Gómez and Wife in Chicago 134
25. 21 The Anti-Imperialist Department 153
26. 22 Moscow after Eight Years 169
27. 23 Temporary Refuge in Wall Street 175
28. 24 Definitely Sylvia 179
29. 25 My "Demarche into Cultural Work" 184
30. 26 A Father out of a Job 190
31. 27 Bertolt Brecht and the Theater Union 194
32. 28 Painful Disillusionment 202
33. 29 More Shipman than Gomez 205
34. 30 A Different Man and a Different War 208
35. 31 Railroading and High Finance with Robert R. Young 211
36. 32 I'd Rather Be in Wilton 218
37. 33 A Proposal That Could Not Be Refused 222
38. 34 Rich and Poor in New Canaan 226
39. 35 Italy, Israel, and Rumania 229
40. 36 After All 233
41. Epilogue 235
42. Index of Names 237