Little Pink House
A True Story of Defiance and Courage
1st ed.
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Author
Publication
2009 - Grand Central Publishing, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
99,250 words, Guess
Page Count
397 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivelittlepinkhouset00bene
- Internet Archivelittlepinkhouset0000bene
- ISBN-100446508624
- ISBN-139780446508629
- Goodreads5054250
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- LibraryThing7253596
- Library of Congress Control Number2008017650
- OCLC Control Number225870153
- Better World Books9780446508629
- Open LibraryOL16864957M
Classifications
- DDC343.746/0252
- LCCKF229.K45 B46 2009
- LCCKF229.K45B46 2009
Description
Suzette Kelo was just trying to rebuild her life when she purchased a falling down Victorian house perched on the waterfront in New London, CT. The house wasn't particularly fancy, but with lots of hard work Suzette was able to turn it into a home that was important to her, a home that represented her new found independence. Little did she know that the City of New London, desperate to revive its flailing economy, wanted to raze her house and the others like it that sat along the waterfront in order to win a lucrative Pfizer pharmaceutical contract that would bring new business into the city. Kelo and fourteen neighbors flat out refused to sell, so the city decided to exercise its power of eminent domain to condemn their homes, launching one of the most extraordinary legal cases of our time, a case that ultimately reached the United States Supreme Court. In Little Pink House, award-winning investigative journalist Jeff Benedict takes us behind the scenes of this case -- indeed, Suzette Kelo speaks for the first time about all the details of this inspirational true story as one woman led the charge to take on corporate America to save her home.
Description
Susette Kelo was just trying to rebuild her life when she purchased an old house perched on the waterfront in New London, Conn. It wasn't fancy, but with hard work she was able to turn it into a home that was important to her. Little did she know that the City of New London, desperate to revive its flailing economy, wanted to raze her house and others along the waterfront in order to win a lucrative Pfizer pharmaceutical contract that would bring new business into the city. Kelo and fourteen neighbors refused to sell, so the city decided to exercise its power of eminent domain to condemn their homes, launching a case that ultimately reached the Supreme Court. Investigative journalist Jeff Benedict takes us behind the scenes of this case, and Kelo speaks for the first time about how one woman took on corporate America to save her home.--From publisher description.
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