A remarkable mother
President Carter's loving, admiring, wry homage to Miss Lillian Carter, who championed the underdog always, even when her son was president. A registered nurse, pecan grower, university housemother, Peace Corps volunteer, public speaker, and renowned raconteur, Miss Lillian ignored the mores and pre...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Simon & Schuster,
2008.
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| Edition: | 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- Early family years
- Nursing and marriage in Plains
- Growing a family
- Living in the country
- The practice of medicine
- Dealing with the race issue
- New interests as a widow
- An elderly Peace Corps volunteer
- Seeking a role in India
- Learning the strange customs
- Expanding interests
- Helping a son become president
- A helpful bodyguard
- America's first mama
- Plains vs. the White House
- Back at home
- Postscript, in Vikhroli.
