Pamela Toler (she/her)
@pdtoler.bsky.social
Writing unexpected history for smart adults and curious kids - and vice-versa. Author of Women Warriors and the forthcoming The Dragon From Chicago: The Untold Story of an American Reporter in Nazi Germany. Kickass cook. www.pameladtoler.com
Did you know parchment was so valuable that people erased entire books to reuse the pages? Some saint’s life may be hiding under a tax record right now.
Which fascinates you more—the erasing or the rewriting?
More stories: historyinthemargins.com
Which fascinates you more—the erasing or the rewriting?
More stories: historyinthemargins.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Did you know parchment was so valuable that people erased entire books to reuse the pages? Some saint’s life may be hiding under a tax record right now.
Which fascinates you more—the erasing or the rewriting?
More stories: historyinthemargins.com
Which fascinates you more—the erasing or the rewriting?
More stories: historyinthemargins.com