{"product_id":"finding-the-good-two-men-one-old-one-young-forever-changed-by-the-transforming-power-of-forgiveness-and-love-9781400231607","title":"Finding the Good: Two Men - One Old, One Young - Forever Changed by the Transforming Power of Forgiveness and Love","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the vein of \u003cem\u003eTuesdays with Morrie \u003c\/em\u003ecomes a powerful story of a twentieth-century slave who rose to the rank of mayor and the young reporter whose life he touched as he learned of the transforming power of faith and love--now updated and repackaged.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFred Montgomery, the son of sharecroppers in west Tennessee and boyhood friend of Alex Haley, grew up in poverty but had faith and confidence instilled in him by his parents. Fred worked hard and acquired his own farm in spite of opposition from his white neighbors. After losing two of his sons in separate drowning accidents, Fred tried twice to commit suicide. But Fred's attitude was changed when he experienced sympathy and love shown to him by his neighbors, white and black alike. In 1988 he proved that faith and love can prevail by becoming the first black mayor of the once strongly segregated Henning, Tennessee.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile telling this story, reporter Lucas Johnson shows glimpses of his own life, in which many of his relatives, including his own father, succumbed to the lure of alcohol and drugs. Lucas Johnson lost all hope. He had no faith; he had no love. Until he met Fred Montgomery. \"Years have passed,\" he concludes, \"since I first met Fred Montgomery . . . I'm a better person because of him. His life . . . gave me a credible blueprint on how to deal with life's problems and even grow stronger from them.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Nelson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/03\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781400231607\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176","brand":"Lucas L. Johnson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40550687441077,"sku":"9781400231607","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_dcc6fabf-520a-4f3c-bd34-90719e6a41d9.jpg?v=1626791888","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/finding-the-good-two-men-one-old-one-young-forever-changed-by-the-transforming-power-of-forgiveness-and-love-9781400231607","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}