Prologue: life, liberty, and the pursuit of the fox
Part I. Englishman in America
Mother, manners, and cockfights
Blood sports in the Shenandoah
The sorrows of young George
Part II. War games and folly
Mission for a flawed hero
Part III. Gentleman sportsman
Minuets and other gentler conflicts
In the garden with Martha
Good masters and petty tyrants
Part IV. Clever like a fox
Drama in the valley of death
Two old school chevaliers
Part V. Master of manners
Leading the Revolution in style
Fear and glory at the races
L'aristocrat meets le guillotine
Sportsman for all seasons
Epilogue: America's first sporting president and all the rest.