　　胡佛总统亲笔撰写，回忆早年生活
　　《冒险年代：美国总统胡佛自传》由美国总统胡佛亲笔撰写，他在书中回忆起自己早年的生活，从中我们不仅可以了解到胡佛的童年生活，求学生涯，婚姻家庭生活，作为工程师的采矿经历，还有一战期间他对欧洲难民和儿童的救助行动。通过这本回忆录，读者可以认识一个更全面，更生动，更立体的胡佛总统。
　　洞悉时代风云，解读历史真相
　　《冒险年代：美国总统胡佛自传》中，胡佛重点回忆起一战期间及战后，他作为美国救济委员会主席对欧洲难民和儿童的救助行动，以及在这个过程中遇到的诸多问题。也正是他在美国救济委员会的工作，使他成为享誉世界的风云人物，并由此步入政坛。通过他的回忆，读者可以近距离地了解一战及战后欧洲的境况，更直观地了解胡佛的人生轨迹。

内容简介

　　本书是关于美国总统胡佛的一本回忆录，由胡佛总统亲笔撰写。书中，胡佛忆起早年作为采矿工程师的职业生涯，以及被派往中国河北唐山的开滦煤矿“打工”的经历。与此同时，他还回顾了一战期间及战后，他参与的对欧洲难民和儿童的救济行动，以及遇到的各种问题。
　　作为总统，胡佛一生曾参与多项政治历史事件的决策，书中他也提到了1919年《凡尔赛合约》签订的始末，以及他在其中扮演的角色，为读者讲述了一个他眼中真实的《凡尔赛合约》。通过他对自己早年经历的回顾，我们将看到一个血肉饱满的胡佛先生，而本书也将为我们还原一个更真实自然的胡佛总统。

作者简介

　　赫伯特·胡佛（Herbert Hoover），美国第31任总统。胡佛生于爱荷华州，毕业于斯坦福大学，早年曾是一名采矿工程师。曾先后担任美国救济委员会主席、美国粮食总署署长，并于1929年出任美国总统。
　　一生著作16本，其中《回忆录》三部：《冒险年代》《当选总统》《大萧条》。《威尔逊总统的考验》，也曾是当时的畅销书。

Preface 1
Chapter 1 Iowa
Chapter 2 Oregon
Chapter 3 Stanford University
Chapter 4 Start of Engineering Life in the United States
Chapter 5 Engineering in Australia
Chapter 6 Engineering in China
Chapter 7 Engineering over the World
Chapter 8 International Free-Lance Engineering
Chapter 9 Family Living and Extra-Curricular Activities
Chapter 10 Living with the British
Chapter 11 The Profession of Engineering
Chapter 12 The Coming of the World War
Chapter 13 The American Committee in London
THE BELGIAN RELIEF—1914-1920
Chapter 14The Belgian Relief
Chapter 15 Financing the Relief and International Trouble
Chapter 16 Pioneering the First Food Administration in History
Chapter 17 Troubles with Ships
Chapter 18 Troubles Crossing War Frontiers
Chapter 19 Living with the Germans
Chapter 20 Trouble in the United States Senate
Chapter 21 Some Personages in the Relief
Chapter 22 Some Family and American Diplomatic Matters and
Colonel House
Chapter 23 America Goes to War and the C.R.B. Shifts Its Base
Chapter 24 The Belgian Relief Picture Changes Again with the Armistice
Chapter 25 Interlude Twenty Years After
UNITED STATES FOOD ADMINISTRATION—1917-1919
Chapter 26 Policies and Organization
Chapter 27 Food and Military Strategy—The Food Blockade—The Great Food
Crisis Which Never Came
Chapter 28 Washington War Organization—The War Council—And
Various Matter
Chapter 29 Some Results of the Food Administration
Chapter 30 Family Life in Washington During the War
Chapter 31 Transforming the Food Administration into a New Mission
THE RELIEF AND RECONSTRUCTION OF EUROPE—1918-1920
Chapter 32 At the Dawn of the Armistice
Chapter 33 Some Disagreeable Surprises
Chapter 34 Setting Up Organization
Chapter 35 More Efforts to Cooperate
Chapter 36 Some Down-to-Earth Problems: World Supplies, Finance, Accounting,Communications, Passports, Government Contracts
Chapter 37 More Down-to-Earth Problems: Ships, Railways, Ports and Canals,Coal, Barter of Internal Supplies
Chapter 38 Child Feeding—Pestilence—Prisoners of War—The Stanford
War Library
Chapter 39 Breaking American Food Price Guarantees—the Continuing Blockadeof Europe
Chapter 40 The Allies, the Neutrals, Belgium and Poland
Chapter 41 Finland and the Other Baltic States
Chapter 42 Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia and Armenia
Chapter 43 Germany, Austria, Bulgaria and Turkey
Chapter 44 Hungary and Roumania
Chapter 45 Russia
Chapter 46 Approaching the End
Chapter 47 Some Results
Chapter 48 There Was Idealism
THE AMERICAN CRUSADE AND THE HALLS OF PEACE
Chapter 49 The American Crusade and the Halls of Peace
Chapter 50 Difficulties Confronting Wilson—and Some Personalities
Chapter 51 Some Incidents of Peace-Making
Chapter 52 The Peace Treaties
Chapter 53 What Happened to the Fourteen Points and the Additional
Eleven Points
Chapter 54 Why America Cannot Make Peace in Europe
Chapter 55 Living in Paris—and Leaving for Home