Description
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.
Author: The Reverend C. C. White, Ada Morehead Holland
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 02/01/1995
Pages: 238
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.87lbs
Size: 8.94h x 5.99w x 0.65d
ISBN13: 9780292755086
ISBN10: 0292755082
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional | General
- History | General