The dragon from Chicago : the untold story of an American reporter in Nazi Germany / Pamela D. Toler.
| Author/creator | Toler, Pamela D. author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Boston : Beacon Press, [2024] |
| Copyright Date | ©2024 |
| Description | xiv, 272 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Untold story of an American reporter in Nazi Germany |
| Contents | Prologue: "That dragon from Chicago" -- A trilingual child -- Stranded -- Enemy alien -- "How to meet a revolution" -- Finding her own people -- The training of a foreign correspondent -- Musical chairs -- Front-page girls, stunt reporters, sob sisters, and mob sisters -- The "right man" for the job -- On the job -- Love and loneliness -- "The fascisti are very restless" -- When putsch comes to shove -- Let the games begin -- AKA John Dickson -- Never entirely at peace -- On the air from Berlin -- War seemed inevitable -- The Berlin blues -- Going home -- Sick and tired -- "A mild little war mongering tour" -- From foreign correspondent to war correspondent -- Bearing witness -- War crimes -- Epilogue. |
| Abstract | "A captivating look at Sigrid Schultz-one of the earliest reporters to warn Americans of the rising threat of the Nazi regime"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 242-260) and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Toler, Pamela D. Dragon from Chicago Boston : Beacon Press, [2024] 9780807063125 |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| LCCN | 2024001843 |
| ISBN | 9780807063064 |
| ISBN | 0807063061 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
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