About the Author ............................
Tom Streissguth has written more than 70 books of nonfiction for young
people. His titles includeLife Among the Vikings,Women of the French
Revolution,Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages, andEyewitness History: The
Roaring Twenties. He has worked as an editor, journalist, and teacher,
and has traveled widely in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. He cur-
rently lives in Florida.