{"product_id":"france-davis-an-american-story-told-9781607811831","title":"France Davis: An American Story Told","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs I was coming up, it was painful to me not to have been given my own nickname. It made me feel different, or rather that I was being treated differently from other family members. I wondered why everybody else was spoken to in terms of their identity, their character, their behavior, and I was simply identified by the 'tag,' my given name. But then, when I read in a book that France meant free, I began to think of it as imbuing me with a sense of flight, of movement. Ultimately, I came to believe my name spoke for itself and that I did not need any other.'—from the book\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImbued with rich detail of family life in a rural community, as well as a system of values at a time of transition in American history, this is the life story of France Davis, the dynamic pastor of the Calvary Baptist Church in Salt Lake City. It is an engaging story of courage and vision that describes coming of age in the segregation-era South, of dreaming, enduring with honor, and living at the forefront of major issues within the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecorded and skillfully written by Nayra Atiya, \u003ci\u003eFrance Davis: An American Story Told\u003c\/i\u003e, is an oral history, ethnography, memoir, perhaps even a life-enhancing sermon delivered with the strong voice of a preacher. The gathered strands of a life lived with conviction and grace will appeal to a broad spectrum of readers from the curious to those seeking inspiration.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Winner of the Utah Book Award in Nonfiction. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Davis provides, without a doubt, significant information and details about who he is, not merely as a public figure but, perhaps more important, as a private man who is pastor, teacher, son, husband, father, and grandfather. Significantly, in the process he reminds us of where he came from. A candid portrait of an individual who is most complex, committed and spiritual. A compelling, moving, painful, and in the end, celebratory life. The book's strength is that it is well-written.\"—\u003ci\u003eUtah Historical Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A story worth telling.\"—\u003ci\u003eSalt Lake City Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.  I Am Born and Later Burned\u003cbr\u003e    2. The Coopers and Cooper's Town\u003cbr\u003e    3. The Good Book and Our Goodly Heritage\u003cbr\u003e    4. Magazines, Books, and Stories\u003cbr\u003e    5. Lifelong Student\u003cbr\u003e    6. Calvary's Saturday School\u003cbr\u003e    7. Schools and Teachers\u003cbr\u003e    8. Two Institutions\u003cbr\u003e    9. What Mom and Dad Expected of Their Children\u003cbr\u003e    10. Death\u003cbr\u003e    11. Educational Opportunities\u003cbr\u003e    12. Church Homes\u003cbr\u003e    13. I Am Off to Tuskegee\u003cbr\u003e    14. Florida and the Call to Preach\u003cbr\u003e    15. Common Sense and Honoring Personal Needs\u003cbr\u003e    16. A Full-Time Obligation with My Family's Arms Around Me\u003cbr\u003e    17. A Good Name\u003cbr\u003e    18. Mrs. E. Louise DeBies\u003cbr\u003e    19. Destiny\u003cbr\u003e    20. The Visable Church\u003cbr\u003e    21. Sermons\u003cbr\u003e    22. The Pastor and His Family\u003cbr\u003e    23. Willene, Pastor's Wife\u003cbr\u003e    24. The Military and Elsewhere\u003cbr\u003e    25. A Student and His Ministry\u003cbr\u003e    26. Installation\u003cbr\u003e    27. Glass House\u003cbr\u003e    28. Time and Tasks\u003cbr\u003e    29. Ministers\u003cbr\u003e    30. Lessons\u003cbr\u003e    31. Basic Training\u003cbr\u003e    32. Texas\u003cbr\u003e    33. Las Vegas, Nevada\u003cbr\u003e    34. Southeast Asia\u003cbr\u003e    35. Dreaming and Sharing\u003cbr\u003e    36. Some Siblings and Our Old House\u003cbr\u003e    37. Educate the Head and the Heart\u003cbr\u003e    38. A Minister's Reputation\u003cbr\u003e    39. Sharecropping Neighbors\u003cbr\u003e    40. Responsibilities and Roles\u003cbr\u003e    41. Crafts\u003cbr\u003e    42. Mom\u003cbr\u003e    43. Dad\u003cbr\u003e    44. The Fruits of Summer\u003cbr\u003e    45. Body and the Soul\u003cbr\u003e    46. Born Again\u003cbr\u003e    47. It Takes a Village\u003cbr\u003e    48. Neighbors and Mutual-Aid Societies\u003cbr\u003e    49. The Little Store\u003cbr\u003e    50. Andrew Cooper and Family\u003cbr\u003e    51. Games\u003cbr\u003e    52. Money\u003cbr\u003e    53. Let Your Word Be Your Bond\u003cbr\u003e    54. Aunt Rena, Folklore, and Home Remedies\u003cbr\u003e    55. Medical Care\u003cbr\u003e    56. Peddlers and Storekeepers\u003cbr\u003e    57. Goldberg's\u003cbr\u003e    58. Company\u003cbr\u003e    59. Be Still, God Is at Work\u003cbr\u003e    60. Medicine for the Soul\u003cbr\u003e    61. Home\u003cbr\u003e    62. Burns: My Side of the Story\u003cbr\u003e    63. Burns: Willene's Side of the Story\u003cbr\u003e    64. Utah\u003cbr\u003e    65. Going Somewhere!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout Nayra Atiya\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Utah Press,U.S.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041641529687,"sku":"9781607811831","price":17.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781607811831.jpg?v=1750951112","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/france-davis-an-american-story-told-9781607811831","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}