false 5149322 1 <DIV><B>The dark side of the American dream: the true story of the first African-American family to move into the iconic suburb, Levittown, PA . <P></P></B>In the decade after World War II , one entrepreneurial family helped thousands of people buy into the American dream of owning a home. T he Levitts—William, Alfred, and their father, Abe—pooled their talents to create storybook towns with affordable little houses. T hey laid out the welcome mat, but not to everyone. Levittown had a whites-only policy. <P></P>The events that unfolded in Levittown, PA, in the unseasonably hot summer of 1957 would rock the community. There, a white Jewish Communist family named Wechsler secretly arranged for a black family, the Myerses, to buy the pink house next door. T he explosive reaction would transform their lives, and the nation, leading to the downfall of a titan and the integration of the most famous suburb in the world. <I>Levittown </I>is a story of hope and fear, invention and rebellion, and the power that comes when ordinary people take an extraordinary stand. And it is as relevant today, more than fifty years later, as it was then.</DIV> 5216302 3 2 2009 Levittown: Two Extraordinary Families, One Ruthless Tycoon, and the Fight for the American Dream total:25|5:5|4:12|3:8|2:0|1:0| 25 97 62 6 4 0 false false Thu Jul 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 20:12:44 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 20:49:13 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jul 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 12:18:24 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 04 16:37:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jun 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 05 08:12:55 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 10:47:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Apr 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 22:01:46 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 22:04:25 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Apr 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 08 12:31:39 -0700 2009 Fri May 08 12:32:20 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Apr 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Feb 24 16:14:16 -0800 2009 Mon Apr 27 07:12:39 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sun Oct 11 22:34:07 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 22:34:07 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Oct 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 07:32:37 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 12:25:44 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Sep 17 22:22:34 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 22:22:34 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue Oct 06 05:47:26 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 05:46:28 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 05:47:26 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Sep 09 12:01:51 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 12:01:51 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 21:06:22 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 21:23:39 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Aug 30 17:22:57 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 03:40:16 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 15:20:21 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Aug 22 13:44:23 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 12:12:34 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 13:44:23 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jul 24 05:53:38 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 05:55:13 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jul 17 16:55:24 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 16:55:24 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jul 16 09:23:36 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 09:23:39 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Oct 15 06:19:44 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 12:14:29 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 12:14:29 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 10:57:46 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 10:57:57 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jul 05 10:55:48 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 10:55:48 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=5149322