Publisher's Synopsis
University Press returns with another short and captivating portrait of one of history's most compelling figures, Jimmy Carter.
Jimmy Carter is the longest-living president in American history, and one of the most respected former presidents in the world. Guided by sincere conviction, idealism, and faith, President Carter was instrumental in negotiating a lasting peace between Egypt and Israel and, despite major political setbacks, embarked on a sterling post-presidential retirement life of humanitarian service. Jimmy Carter was born in Plains, Georgia on October 1, 1924, became a young entrepreneur, joined the United States Navy, fell in love, got married, had three children, became a peanut farmer, got into local politics, opposed segregation, was elected Governor of Georgia, was elected President of the United States, reduced federal "pork barrel" spending, navigated a national energy crisis, negotiated peace in the Middle East, worked for 444 days to successfully secure the release of 52 American hostages in Iran, lost the 1980 presidential election to Ronald Reagan, returned to Plains, taught Sunday school classes, built houses for Habitat for Humanity, founded the Carter Center, negotiated peace, advanced human rights, won the Nobel Peace Prize, and celebrated his 75th wedding anniversary. This short book tells the intensely human story of a man who is changing the world in a way that no one else can.
