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In this necessary and beautifully told story of struggle compassion and serendipity Forbes the publisher of DC Comics comes to the rescue of a family trying to flee Nazi Berlin their lives linking up with a dazzling cast of 20thcentury icons all eagerly pursuing the American Dream

Family lore had it that Bonnie Sieglers grandfather crossed paths in Midtown Manhattan late one night in 1954 with Marilyn Monroe her white dress flying up around her as she filmed a scene for The Seven Year Itch An amateur filmmaker Jules Schulback had his home movie camera with him capturing what would become the only surviving footage of that legendary night Bonnie wasnt sure she quite believed her grandfathers storyuntil cleaning out his apartment she found the film reel The discovery would prompt her to investigate all of her grandfathers seemingly tall talesand lead her in pursuit of a remarkable piece of forgotten history that reads like fiction but is all true

A fastmoving American epic with a cast of refugees and starlets publishers and bootleggers comicbook creators and sports legends The Washington Post The American Way follows two very different menJules Schulback and his unlikely benefactor DC Comics publisher and sometimes pornographer Harry Donenfeldon an exuberant truelife adventure linking glamorous old Hollywood the birth of the comic book and one familys experiences during the Holocaust Its an amazing story told with grace verve and compassion The Jerusalem Post of two strivers living through an extraordinary moment in American history their lives intersecting with a glittering array of stars in a colorful and punchy The New York Times Book Review tale of hope and reinvention of daring escapes and fake identities of big dreams and the magic of movies and what it means to be a reallife Superman