CONTENTS
PRELUDE: SHAKING HANDS WITH MUSSOLINI 1
1 “A VERY INTERESTING DISCUSSION” 5
2 THE PENETRATING RADIATION 15
3A ONENESS ABOUT THE WHOLE OF NATURE 27
4 THE DIN OF BATTLE 39
5 CHALLENGERS 53
6 MOUNTAINEERS, FLIERS, AND SAVANTS 65
7 TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS 79
8 GLOBETROTTING 93
9 SKYSCRAPING 107
10 THROWING THE GAUNTLET 115
11 THE GATHERING FORCES 129
12 HIGH NOON IN ATLANTIC CITY 141
13 HOORAY FOR THE COSMIC RAYS 153
14 FALLING AND RISING 167
15 RISING AND FALLING 181
16 CREATION AND ANNIHILATION 193
17 QUARRELS IN THE FAMILY 203
18 A SORT OF PEACE 221
POSTLUDE: THE UNITY OF ALL CREATION 231
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 235
NOTES 237
BIBLIOGRAPHY 259
INDEX 263
