EYE THE HISTORY OF AN AMERICAN FAMILY FROM A FARM IN THE HEARTLAND OF AMERICA TO A MILL TOWN IN NEW ENGLAND ACROSS THE NATION, FROM COAST TO COAST, AND AROUND THE WORLD FIVE GENERATIONS OF THE MOLITORS, THE LEESES, AND THE GILBERTS NAVIGATE POLITICAL, TECHNOLOGICAL, SOCIAL, CULTURAL, AND SPIRITUAL CHANGES ORDINARY FAMILIES LIVING EXTRAORDINARY LIVES ALL CONVERGING IN THE EYE OF A WOMAN NAMED MEREDITH