Publisher's Synopsis
Once Upon A Time In Lansing is a true story that features a financial crisis, a pandemic, immigrants at the border, a rise in extremism, a creative entrepreneur changing transport, labor unrest, war, and issues of race, equity, and justice. The story begins in 1896 and ends in 1968. At its center are two Lansing men, a bank, and a family that stands in for others in Lansing, Michigan. One of the men is R.E. Olds, whose accomplishments included two automobile companies and a National bank. The other is Joseph W. Gleason, the businessman appointed receiver of Olds' bank after it failed in 1934. Soon after his appointment, Gleason came into conflict with men who ran companies with assets and collateral frozen at the bank. There was a battle for control, and Lansing residents stood to be impacted by its outcome.
