Armed with a Ph.D. in history, a well-thumbed deck of library cards, and a large bump of curiosity, author, speaker, and historian PAMELA D. TOLER translates history for a popular audience. She goes beyond the familiar boundaries of American history to tell stories from other parts of the world as well as history from the other side of the battlefield, the gender line, or the color bar. She is the author of 10 books of popular history for children and adults, including her most recent title, The Dragon From Chicago: The Untold Story of an American Reporter in Nazi Germany (Beacon Press).