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Book SynopsisAuthor Christopher Olsen is a Jamestown native whose mother was part of the welcoming committee supporting Lucille Ball''s visit to her hometown for the first time after becoming an international superstar. His insider''s accountin words and picturesdocuments a visit in February 1956, that was monumental in the lives of Lucy, Desi, and the residents of the small Upstate New York town of Jamestown. Organized around the premiere of their MGM movie, Forever, Darling, Lucy and Desi attended a host of media events in this whirlwind homecoming tour, and OIsen has carefully collected and curated the photographs and narrative surrounding the momentous occasion. This sensational visit of the hometown girl offers a previously unpublished view of an intimate yet very public episode of Lucy''s life. Featuring more than one hundred archival photographs, including Lucy greeting hordes of fans in the old football field behind Jamestown High School; waving to a crowd of onlookers during the Welcome Ho
