Wake Up, It's 1955

One Saturday. One newspaper advertisement. A home just out of reach.Abilene, Texas. October 1, 1955.Ruth Bell has $318 and a little change. The advertisement promises a new two-bedroom home for $350 down. Her husband, Tom, wants to see it. Their eleven-year-old daughter, Frances, has already drawn the yard.Before they can step through the door, there are calls to connect, furniture to deliver, and...