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PublisherUniversity of Texas Press

ISBN-100292755082

ISBN-139780292755086

eBay Product ID (ePID)69819

Product Key Features

Book TitleNo Quittin' Sense

Number of Pages238 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1995

TopicCultural Heritage, General, Christianity / Baptist

IllustratorYes

GenreReligion, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorThe Reverend C. C. White, Ada Morehead Holland

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight12 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN95-135439

Reviews. . . one of the most important [autobiographies] by a black Texan because it touches on most facets of Negro life in East Texas for three-quarters of a century. . . . The title No Quittin' Sense is well chosen to set forth the basic theme of this book, for C. C. White clearly is one 'who has endured.', In today's cold, fast and commercial world, there are few stories any more you can truly call beautiful but No Quittin' Sense . .. is one that fits this highest category., . . . one of the most important [autobiographies] by a black Texan because it touches on most facets of Negro life in East Texas for three-quarters of a century. . . . The titleNo Quittin' Senseis well chosen to set forth the basic theme of this book, for C. C. White clearly is one 'who has endured.', In today's cold, fast and commercial world, there are few stories any more you can truly call beautiful butNo Quittin' Sense... is one that fits this highest category., In today's cold, fast and commercial world, there are few stories any more you can truly call beautiful but No Quittin' Sense ... is one that fits this highest category., White's story embraces, besides a personal triumph, the attaining of harmonious and fair race relations without resort to violence., . . . a detailed, vivid, first-person account of a way of life in which elementary extremes operated powerfully every day.

Dewey Edition20

Dewey Decimal286/.092 B

Table Of ContentForeword Acknowledgments Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22

SynopsisThis story, set in the Piney Woods country of East Texas, spans most of a century, from shortly after the close of the Civil War to the 1960's. It is the story of Charley White, who was born in the middle of those woods--in a decaying windowless log cabin a few years after his mother and father were freed from slavery. His childhood, lived in almost unbelievable poverty, was followed by financial stability achieved in middle age through years of struggle. And then, in order to obey God's will, he abandoned this secure life, and for forty years he waged a one-man war on poverty and intolerance. Winner of the Carr P. Collins Award (best nonfiction book) of the Texas Institute of Letters, No Quittin' Sense presents the story of Rev. C. C. "Charley" White, whose life has inspired thousands of readers since the book was first published in 1969., This story, set in the Piney Woods country of East Texas, spans most of a century, from shortly after the close of the Civil War to the 1960's. It is the story of Charley White, who was born in the middle of those woods--in a decaying windowless log cabin a few years after his mother and father were freed from slavery. His childhood, lived in almost unbelievable poverty, was followed by financial stability achieved in middle age through years of struggle. And then, in order to obey God's will, he abandoned this secure life, and for forty years he waged a one-man war on poverty and intolerance. Winner of the Carr P. Collins Award (best nonfiction book) of the Texas Institute of Letters, No Quittin' Sense presents the story of Rev. C. C. "Charley" White, whose life has inspired thousands of readers since the book was first published in 1969. This edition is a digital facsimile of the 1969 edition., Winner of the Carr P. Collins Award (best nonfiction book) of the Texas Institute of Letters, No Quittin' Sense presents the life story of Rev. C. C. Charley White, whose one-man war on poverty and intolerance has inspired thousands of readers since the book was first published in 1969., The life story of Rev. C. C. "Charley" White, whose one-man war on poverty and intolerance has inspired thousands of readers since the book was first published in 1969.

LC Classification NumberBX6455.W47A3 1994