前言Preface 第一部 學徒時期Part I Apprentice 1早年時光:貝比.魯斯與泰迪.羅斯福Early Days: Babe Ruth and Teddy Roosevelt 2父親的教誨Lessons from My Father 3這東西值多少?What Is It Worth? 4金牌、禮帽、雪克杯The Gold Medal, the Top Hat, and the Martini Shaker 5拍賣會遊戲The Auction Game 6贗品的藝術The Art of the Fake 7真正的雷根The Real Ronald Reagan
第二部 歷史獵人Part II The Hunt 8華盛頓調查的祕密The Mystery of the Washington Survey 9獨當一面Taking the Reins 10拿破崙的死亡報告The Report of the Death of Napoléon 11這玩意兒之前藏在哪?Provenance, or Where's This Stuff Been Hiding? 12愛迪生與愛因斯坦Thomas Edison and Albert Einstein 13「我知道你把女人當成社會寵兒」 "I Know You Think Women Are the Pets of Society" 14傑佛遜的圖書館Thomas Jefferson's Library 15甘迺迪的錄音The JFK Tapes
第三部 歷史的意涵Part III The Meaning of History 16馬丁.路德.金恩的遺緒The Legacy of MLK 17安德魯.傑克森與「眼淚之路」Andrew Jackson and the Trail of Tears 18潛逃出納粹德國Smuggled Out of Nazi Germany 19黃金礦脈Vein of Gold