A remarkable mother

Format:

Book (large print)

Title:

A remarkable mother

Author:

Carter, Jimmy, 1924-

ISBN:

9781410406576

Edition:

Large print ed.

Publication Information:

Detroit, MI : Gale Cengage Learning, 2008.

Physical Description:

232 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.

Series title(s):

Thorndike Press large print biography series.

General Note:

Originally published: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2008.

Contents:

1. Early Family Years -- 2. Nursing and Marriage in Plains -- 3. Growing a Family --4. Living in the Country -- 5. The Practice of Medicine -- 6. Dealing with the Race Issue -- 7. New Interests as a Widow -- 8. An Elderly Peace Corps Volunteer -- 9. Seeking a Role in India -- 10. Learning the Strange Customs -- 11. Expanding Interests -- 12. Helping a Son Become President -- 13. A Helpful Bodyguard -- 14. America's First Mama -- 15. Plains vs. the White House -- 16. Back at Home.

Summary:

The thirty-ninth president shares a portrait of his mother that relates her humanitarian contributions as an advocate for social justice, describes her Peace Corps volunteerism, and salutes her non-participation in the prejudices of the racially segregated South.

Personal Subject:

Carter, Lillian, 1898-1983.

Carter, Jimmy, 1924--Family.

Carter, Jimmy, 1924--Childhood and youth.

Carter, Jimmy, 1924-

Carter, Lillian, 1898-1983

Subject(s):

Mothers of presidents -- United States -- Biography.

Large type books.

Plains (Ga.) -- Biography.

Geographic Term:

Plains (Ga.) -- Biography.

Genre:

Holds:

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Library	Call Number	Status
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Author Notes

James Earl Carter Jr. was born on October 1, 1924 in Plains, Georgia. He graduated from the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland in 1946, and spent seven years as an officer in the Navy.

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)

Reviews (3)

Publisher's Weekly Review

Starred Review. Former President Carter offers this personal memoir concerning his relationship with his mother, Miss Lillian, who is equally as engaging and thoroughly appealing as her son. Reading with passion, honesty and clarity, Carter relates his mother's tale in a matter-of-fact manner. His Southern dialect and rolling tone are music to the ears of listeners, who will find themselves being whisked away to another time and place. With tales of escapades on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and her own views on the sectarian divide in the South, Lillian Carter steps into the spotlight so often occupied by her son and never ceases to disappoint. An exceptional audio experience! A Simon & Schuster hardcover (Reviews, Feb. 18). (May) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved All rights reserved.

Booklist Review

You don't have to be a fan of the Carter presidency to acknowledge that he is a remarkable man. Husband, father, politician, farmer, humanitarian, and best-selling author top the list of his many accomplishments. According to Carter, much of the credit for this can be attributed to his mother, Lillian Gordy Carter, a remarkable woman in her own right. A woman decades ahead of her time, Miss Lillian wife, mother, grandmother, registered nurse, civil rights advocate, legendary wit, and Peace Corps volunteer enchanted the nation with her trademark combination of southern charm and fierce determination. This well-deserved tribute from a loving son hits all the high points of a woman well loved and a life well lived.--Flanagan, Margaret Copyright 2008 Booklist