| Author's Note | p. xv | |
| Prologue | p. 1 | |
| The Spirit Within | p. 5 | |
| A Polished Reflection | p. 12 | |
| A City of Riches | p. 22 | |
| America Booming | p. 32 | |
| Irrational Exuberance | p. 39 | |
| A Willful War | p. 50 | |
| A Will to Win | p. 62 | |
| A New Life | p. 74 | |
| Return to America | p. 92 | |
| A Forceful Woman | p. 102 | |
| Changing Times | p. 108 | |
| Against the Trend | p. 119 | |
| The Education of Children | p. 135 | |
| Texas | p. 148 | |
| The Glitter of Gold | p. 155 | |
| Crazy as a Fox | p. 162 | |
| A New Hetty | p. 173 | |
| Family Matters | p. 182 | |
| A Cool Head | p. 189 | |
| Panic Again | p. 198 | |
| Remarkable Changes | p. 208 | |
| Home | p. 218 | |
| Epilogue | p. 227 | |
| The Wisdom of Hetty Green | p. 229 | |
| Acknowledgments | p. 233 | |
| Notes | p. 235 | |
| Bibliography | p. 249 | |
| Illustration Credits | p. 263 | |
| Index | p. 265 |