| Preface | p. ix | |
| Rising Star | p. 3 | |
| Roots and Routes | p. 7 | |
| Making Harlem Home | p. 28 | |
| Launching the Cuban Stars | p. 45 | |
| The Rise and Fall of a Numbers King | p. 68 | |
| Witness for the State | p. 99 | |
| A World Made New | p. 127 | |
| Rebuilding the ôLatins from Manhattanö | p. 131 | |
| Glory Days | p. 154 | |
| Scouting the Americas for Giants | p. 186 | |
| From Cuban Stars to Dominican Giants | p. 215 | |
| Into the Shadows | p. 237 | |
| Notes | p. 259 | |
| Acknowledgments | p. 279 | |
| Index | p. 283 |