胡适先生一生追求并坚持自由、独立、怀疑与宽容，因此其读书、写作、治学、交友也意义非凡。本书作者深耕胡适研究多年，参阅并梳理了大量的历史文献，从《胡适年谱》《胡适日记》等新旧史料入手，通过“山河故人”“先生之风”“史海沉钩”“觉醒时代”四大板块的细密叙述，为广大读者重新构建并丰满了胡适先生的形象。

目 录

第一辑? 山河故人

相去甚远，相期至深：鲁迅与胡适 ······································ 3
独为神州惜大儒：胡适与陈寅恪 ········································· 7
五四运动师生首度联袂作战：胡适与傅斯年 ·························28
移植当代英国文学好看的鲜花：胡适与萧乾 ·························50
寒不怕，老不怕，朋友们，看此画：胡适与刘海粟 ················54
美国人知道的第四个中国人：胡适与梅兰芳 ·························59
从天而颂之，孰与制天命而用之：胡适与杨振宁 ···················65


第二辑? 先生之风
“学士”与“博士” ·························································· 79
“我的朋友胡适之” ·························································· 87
为学要如金字塔 ····························································· 92
勃朗宁的诗句“给了我新的勇气和希望” ······························95
胡适等人为日本侵略中国致哈佛大学校长罗威尔信 ·············· 106
胡适对口译爱罗先珂北大首次演讲的审慎 ···························115
于清廉之外 ································································· 129

第三辑? 史海沉钩
《胡适许怡荪通信集》中“传达”出的“新”史料 ················ 137
反对“华北自治运动”的中坚力量 ··································· 152
火德三炎，非先生德望无以济事
——抗战胜利前后北大校长的易位 ··································· 176
“救人”与“被救”的辩证 ·············································
新发现两件胡适参与的通电 ············································ 199
抗战期间自费帮助北平图书馆善本书运美保存 ···················· 212
“胡大使”的三次“自作主张” ········································· 224
到底是谁“护送”胡适离开北平？ ··································· 249

第四辑? 觉醒时代
警励欧美同学会的格言 ·················································· 255
《独立评论》创刊的“动议” ············································ 259
《华侨日报》及对胡适的影响 ··········································· 263
后记：走过杨桃岭 ························································ 270