Barry Siegel, winner of the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing and the author of seven previous books, is a former national correspondent for the Los Angeles Times. He now directs the literary journalism program at the University of California, Irvine.

"A fascinating tale."

• List of IllustrationsAuthor’s NotePrologue: Billy’s Parade1 Billy’s Migration2 LA on the Cusp3 The Quest4 A Foot in the Door5 The Hand of Man6 Rome, 19237 The Great Migration8 Protecting the Image9 A Bolt from the Blue10 Planting a Seed11 Then Came the Crash12 Berlin, 193013 A Sacred Duty14 Desperate Hours15 Competing Narratives16 Playing His Cards17 A Lush New World18 A Parallel Universe19 The Games20 A Footing in the WorldEpilogueAcknowledgmentsNotes and SourcesBibliographyIndex

Barry Siegel, winner of the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing and the author of seven previous books, is a former national correspondent for the Los Angeles Times. He now directs the literary journalism program at the University of California, Irvine.

"A fascinating tale."

• List of IllustrationsAuthor’s NotePrologue: Billy’s Parade1 Billy’s Migration2 LA on the Cusp3 The Quest4 A Foot in the Door5 The Hand of Man6 Rome, 19237 The Great Migration8 Protecting the Image9 A Bolt from the Blue10 Planting a Seed11 Then Came the Crash12 Berlin, 193013 A Sacred Duty14 Desperate Hours15 Competing Narratives16 Playing His Cards17 A Lush New World18 A Parallel Universe19 The Games20 A Footing in the WorldEpilogueAcknowledgmentsNotes and SourcesBibliographyIndex

Barry Siegel, winner of the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing and the author of seven previous books, is a former national correspondent for the Los Angeles Times. He now directs the literary journalism program at the University of California, Irvine.

"A fascinating tale."

• List of IllustrationsAuthor’s NotePrologue: Billy’s Parade1 Billy’s Migration2 LA on the Cusp3 The Quest4 A Foot in the Door5 The Hand of Man6 Rome, 19237 The Great Migration8 Protecting the Image9 A Bolt from the Blue10 Planting a Seed11 Then Came the Crash12 Berlin, 193013 A Sacred Duty14 Desperate Hours15 Competing Narratives16 Playing His Cards17 A Lush New World18 A Parallel Universe19 The Games20 A Footing in the WorldEpilogueAcknowledgmentsNotes and SourcesBibliographyIndex