An hour before daylight memories of a rural boyhood
The former president offers an account of growing up on a Georgia farm during the Depression and provides profiles of the people who shaped his life.
| Main Author: | Carter, Jimmy, 1924- |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Simon & Schuster,
Ã2001.
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| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
The former president offers an account of growing up on a Georgia farm during the Depression and provides profiles of the people who shaped his life. |
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| Item Description: |
Includes index. |
| Physical Description: |
284 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| ISBN: |
0743211936 9780743211932 0743211995 9780743211994 |
| Author Notes: |
When his term was over, Carter returned to Plains and began his career in politics at the state level in 1962. In 1970, he was elected Governor of Georgia and six years later announced his candidacy for the Presidency. Carter campaigned against Gerald Ford and eventually won with 297 electoral votes, becoming the 39th President of the United States. As President, Carter established a National Energy Policy, expanded the National Park System and created the Department of Education. He was also instrumental in the Camp David Agreement of 1978, which helped to bring peace between Egypt and Israel. Carter established full diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China and completed negotiations of the SALT II Nuclear Limitations Treaty with the Soviet Union. Upon completion of his term as President, he founded the Carter Center in Atlanta, a non-profit organization that works to prevent and resolve conflict and to enhance freedom and democracy around the world. In 2002, Carter received the Nobel Peace Prize. He has written several books including An Hour Before Daylight; Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid, Our Endangered Values, A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety, and Faith: A Journey for All. (Bowker Author Biography) |