The who, the what, and the when : 65 artists illustrate the secret sidekicks of history

In the bestselling tradition of The Where, the Why, and the How, this offbeat illustrated history reveals 65 people you've probably never heard of, but who helped shape the word as we know it. Muses and neighbors, friends and relatives, accomplices and benefactors — such as Michael and Joy Brown, who gifted Harper Lee a years worth of wages to help her write To Kill a Mockingbird. Or John Ordway, the colleague who walked with Lewis and Clark every step of the way. Each eye-opening story of these unsung heroes is written by a notable historian and illustrated by a top indie artist, making The Who, the What, and the When a treasure trove of word and image for history buffs, art lovers, and anyone who rejoices in unexpected discovery. Cover Reina Title Copyright CONTENTS Foreword Introduction JOE MARTIN Muhammad Ali’s coach JOHN GREENWOOD George Washington’s dentist VÉRA NABOKOV Vladimir Nabokov’s wife JOHN ORDWAY Lewis and Clark’s colleague JULIA WARHOLA Andy Warhol’s mother QUEEN KA`AHUMANU Kamehameha I’s wife IAN STEWART Rolling Stones’ sixth member THOMAS A. WATSON Alexander Graham Bell’s assistant SOFIE MAGDALENE (HESSELBERG) DAHL Roald Dahl’s mother CAPTAIN ARTHUR EDWARD “BOY” CAPEL Coco Chanel’s lover CHRISTOPHER MORCOM Alan Turing’s friend MICHAEL AND JOY BROWN Harper Lee’s patrons ALMA REVILLE Alfred Hitchcock’s wife BROWNIE WISE Earl Tupper’s partner WARD KIMBALL Walt Disney’s employee HARRY PIERPONT John Dillinger’s mentor JOYCE MCLENNAN P. D. James’s personal assistant GIUSEPPINA STREPPONI Giuseppe Verdi’s wife and muse HIROSHI ARAKAWA Sadaharu Oh’s coach MICHEL SIEGEL Jerry Siegel’s father SAM SHAW Marilyn Monroe’s photographer GODFREY HAROLD (G. H.) HARDY Srinivasa Ramanujan’s discoverer and collaborator EDITH BOLLING WILSON Woodrow Wilson’s wife G. P. PUTNAM Amelia Earhart’s husband LESLEY RIDDLE The Carter Family’s friend and teacher EILEEN GRAY Le Corbusier’s colleague JOHN MARTIN Charles Bukowski’s editor ELEANOR CALLAHAN Harry Callahan’s wife and model JUAN DE MARCHI Salvador Allende’s mentor ANNA DOSTOYEVSKAYA Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s wife CHARLOTTE “EPPIE” EPSTEIN Gertrude Ederle’s coach YAKIMA CANUTT John Wayne’s stuntman CARLO Emily Dickinson’s dog JACK SENDAK Maurice Sendak’s brother FRANK WILD Ernest Shackleton’s right-hand man EMILY WARREN ROEBLING Washington Roebling’s wife MAX DEUTSCHBEIN Martin Heidegger’s colleague MARY MOODY EMERSON Ralph Waldo Emerson’s aunt GLADYS LOVE PRESLEY Elvis Presley’s mother ALICE B. TOKLAS Gertrude Stein’s lover MARIE ANNE LAVOISIER Antoine Lavoisier’s wife JOSEPH DALTON (J. D.) HOOKER Charles Darwin’s colleague ALEXANDER ULYANOV Vladimir Lenin’s brother MARCUS TULLIUS TIRO Marcus Tullius Cicero’s secretary GWEN JOHN Auguste Rodin’s muse JOHNNY TORRIO Al Capone’s mentor ANNE SULLIVAN MACY Helen Keller’s teacher MARJORIE GREENBLATT MAZIA GUTHRIE Woodie Guthrie’s wife JOHN ALLAN Edgar Allan Poe’s foster father ROSE MARY WOODS Richard Nixon’s secretary LAVINIA WARREN THUMB Tom Thumb’s wife DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI William Morris’s collaborator HORACE WELLS William Morton’s teacher and partner NAT ELIAS Margaret Sanger’s chemist JULIUS ROSENWALD Sears, Roebuck business partner OCTAVE CHANUTE Wright Brothers’ mentor LULU PEYRAUD Alice Waters’s mentor HOLGER GESCHWINDER Dirk Nowitzki’s coach LOUIS KARNOFSKY Louis Armstrong’s benefactor JOHN INGERSOLL Robert Ingersoll’s father JOSHUA SPEED Abraham Lincoln’s friend CHARLOTTE SMALL David Thompson’s wife BAYARD RUSTIN Martin Luther King Jr.’s mentor ROSALIND FRANKLIN Francis Crick and James D. Watson’s peer JOHN MALOOF Vivian Maier’s discoverer Author Bios Illustrator Bios Bibliography Author Index Illustrator Index Index Acknowledgments About the Author Chronicle Ebooks Muhammad Ali's coach / Joe Martin George Washington's dentist / John Greenwood Vladimir Nabokov's wife / Vera Nabokov Lewis and Clark's colleague / John Ordway Andy Warhol's mother / Julia Warhola Kamehameha I's wife / Queen Ka'Ahumanu Rolling Stones' sixth member / Ian Stewart Alexander Graham Bell's assistant / Thomas A. Watson Roald Dahl's mother / Sofie Magdalene (Hesselberg) Dahl Captain Arthur Edward "Boy" Capel / Coco Chanel's Lover Alan Turing's friend / Christopher Morcom Harper Lee's patrons / Joy Brown Alfred Hitchcock's wife / Alma Reville Earl Tupper's partner / Brownie Wise Walt Disney's employee / Ward Kimball John Dillinger's mentor / Harry Pierpont P.D. James's personal assistant / Joyce Mclennan Giuseppe Verdi's wife and muse / Giuseppina Strepponi Sadaharu Oh's coach / Hiroshi Arakawa Jerry Siegel's father / Michel Siegel Marilyn Monroe's photographer / Sam Shaw Srinivasa Ramanujan's discoverer and collaborator / Godfrey Harold (G.H.) Hardy Woodrow Wilson's wife / Edith Bolling Wilson Amelia Earhart's husband / G.P. Putnam The Carter Family's friend and teacher / Lesley Riddle Le Corbusier's colleague / Eileen Gray Charles Bukowski's editor / John Martin Harry Callahan's wife and model / Eleanor Callahan Salvador Allende's mentor / Juan De Marchi Fyodor Dostoyevsky's wife / Anna Dostoyevskaya Gertrude Ederle's coach / Charlotte "Eppie" Epstein John Wayne's stuntman / Yakima Canutt Emily Dickinson's dog / Carlo Maurice Sendak's brother / Jack Sendak Ernest Shackleton's right-hand man / Frank Wild Washington Roebling's wife / Emily Warren Roebling Martin Heidegger's colleague / Max Deutschbein Ralph Waldo Emerson's aunt / Mary Moody Emerson Elvis Presley's mother / Gladys Love Presley Gertrude Stein's lover / Alice B. Toklas Antoine Lavoisier's wife / Marie Anne Lavoisier Charles Darwin's colleague / Joseph Dalton (J.D.) Hooker Vladimir Lenin's brother / Alexander Ulyanov Marcus Tullius Cicero's secretary / Marcus Tullius Tiro Auguste Rodin's muse / Gwen John Al Capone's mentor / Johnny Torrio Helen Keller's teacher / Anne Sullivan Macy Woodie Guthrie's wife / Marjorie Greenblatt Mazia Guthrie Edgar Allan Poe's foster father / John Allan Richard Nixon's secretary / Rose Mary Woods Tom Thumb's wife / Lavinia Warren Thumb William Morris's collaborator / Dante Gabriel Rossetti William Morton's teacher and partner / Horace Wells Margaret Sanger's chemist / Nat Elias Sears, Roebuck business partner / Julius Rosenwald Wright Brothers' mentor / Octave Chanute Alice Waters's mentor / Lulu Peyraud Dirk Nowitzki's coach / Holger Geschwinder Louis Armstrong's benefactor / Louis Karnofsky Robert Ingersoll's father / John Ingersoll Abraham Lincoln's friend / Joshua Speed David Thompson's wife / Charlotte Small Martin Luther King Jr.'s mentor / Bayard Rustin Francis Crick and James D. Watson's peer / Rosalind Franklin Vivian Maier's discoverer / John Maloof. Stories and portraits of sixty-five unsung heroes behind some of history's greatest achievements in the arts, politics, science, and technology.Explore the secret stories of the individuals behind some of the most legendary figures in the arts, politics, science, and technology in this fascinating compendium of historical fact and biographical trivia. Learn about Michael and Joy Brown, who gifted Harper Lee a year's worth of wages to help her write To Kill a Mockingbird. Meet Thomas A. Watson, the assistant who built the telephone Alexander Graham Bell invented. And read about Sam Shaw, the man whose iconic photographs helped make Marilyn Monroe the enduring legend she is today. Each individual's incredible story is told by a noted historian and illustrated in a sumptuous portrait by one of today's hottest artists. History has never been so captivating or looked so good.Featuring Artwork By:Wendy MacNaughtonSamantha HahnLaura CallahanThomas DoyleAnd Text by:Jessica Lamb-ShapiroMark BinelliManuel GonzalesJosh Vierteland many more... “Sixty-five illustrators and as many writers collaborated for these surprising, fun bios of history's secret sidekicks, including Mrs. Warhola, who inspired her son Andy's fascination with groceries.” —mental_floss magazine“A charmingly illustrated compendium of history's most fascinating—and largely unknown—sidekicks.” —Entertainment Weekly "This ... illustrated history reveals 65 people you've probably never heard of, but who helped shape the word as we know it. Muses and neighbors, friends and relatives, accomplices and benefactors--such as Michael and Joy Brown, who gifted Harper Lee a year's worth of wages to help her write To Kill a Mockingbird. Or John Ordway, the colleague who walked with Lewis and Clark every step of the way"--Amazon.com.