An Hour Before Daylight
Memoirs of a Rural Boyhood
$37.88
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
14 January 2002
Summary
“An American classic.” —The New Yorker
In An Hour Before Daylight, Jimmy Carter recreates his Depression-era boyhood on a Georgia farm before the civil rights movement forever changed it and the country.
Carter writes about the powerful rhythms of countryside and community in a sharecropping economy, offering an unforgettable portrait of his father, a brilliant farmer and a strict segregationist who treated black workers with respect and fairness; his strong-…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780743211994 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0743211995 |
| Author: | Jimmy Carter |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 14 January 2002 |
| Weight: | 386g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 156mm x 235mm |
| Audience Age: | 14-18 |
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Critics Review
The New YorkerAn American classic.
“An American classic.” * The New Yorker *
“A love story of a man’s passion for his home, his family, and…for his fellow man…Will stay in the mind long after the last page is read.” * United Press International *
“More than just an engaging memoir, this book is first-rate social history, a portrait of a subculture of America…a genetic road map of the making of a president.” * Ray Jenkins, Baltimore Sun *
“Captivating.” * Jesse Birnbaum, Time *
“A lovely and haunting piece of work…conveys with quiet passion…its author’s love for the place in which he grew up and where, he says, he expects to rest for eternity.” * Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post Book World *
Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter was the thirty-ninth President of the United States, serving from 1977 to 1981. In 1982, he and his wife founded The Carter Center, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of people around the world. Carter was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002, and was the author of thirty books, including A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety; A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence, and Power; An Hour Before Daylight: Memoirs of a Rural Boyhood; and Our Endangered Values: America’s Moral Crisis. He died in 2024 at the age of 100.
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