Item Detail
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31449
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English
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John E. Davis (William H. Norman)--A Galvanized Yankee in Utah
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Mormon Historical Studies
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2017
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18
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Sandy, UT
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The Mormon Historic Sites Foundation
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1-19
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"At the time of his death, no one knew the secret John E. Davis carried with him to his grave. It would take several decades before his family pieced together the clues and discovered that John Eugene Davis and William H. Norman were the same person. By that time, four generations and many descendants bore the surname Davis instead of Norman. William H. Norman did such a good job hiding his original identity that his wife, children, grandchildren, neighbors, and associates had no idea who he really was. For seventy of his ninety years, he lived under the assumed name of John Eugene Davis. By the end of his life, his Davis persona must have become more real than his early Norman identity." [Author]