When Otto Frank unwrapped his daughter's diary and began to read the first pages, he could not have known that he was about to make Anne into an icon recognized the world over. Nor did he realize that publication would spark years of legal difficulties, even as the diary became a cultural touchstone and the center of a lucrative industry. While delving into Otto's life and character, Karen Bartlett tells the full story of how the diary shaped our understanding of the Holocaust.