Shaun S. Nichols is an Assistant Professor of History at Boise State University, where his research and teaching center on the history of capitalism, labor, and immigration in the United States and the world. Dr. Nichols served as a College Fellow in History at Harvard University, a Visiting Fellow at the International Institute of Social History in Amsterdam, and an Associate of the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs. He has written book reviews and articles for journals such as Enterprise & Society, the Business History Review, and Labour/Le Travail. He has also published work on the teaching of business history around the world.

Sophy Smith is a freelance illustrator based in rainy Glasgow who creates bright and lively illustrations celebrating the stories of fascinating people and times in history. Sophy is inspired by the world around her and captures the wonder found within it with bold colors and patterns. Learning and exploring have been important to her from a young age and she still spends her time learning about various mythologies and histories whenever she gets a chance.