Synopses & Reviews
In this acclaimed bestseller, President Carter returns to his early years in Plains, Georgia, the same locale that enchanted readers of andlt;Iandgt;An Hour Before Daylight,andlt;/Iandgt; which andlt;Iandgt;The New Yorkerandlt;/Iandgt; called "an American classic." He remembers the Christmas days of his boyhood and later years, re-creating here the simplicity of community and celebration with family and friends. andlt;BRandgt; Jimmy Carter has written another American classic in the tradition of Truman Capote's andlt;Iandgt;A Christmas Memoryandlt;/Iandgt; and Dylan Thomas's andlt;Iandgt;A Child's Christmas in Wales.andlt;/Iandgt;
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andlt;Iandgt;The Atlanta Journal-Constitutionandlt;/Iandgt; A charming account of an era when family rituals and fellowship meant more than expensive gifts.
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The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionA charming account of an era when family rituals and fellowship meant more than expensive gifts.
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Chicago Sun-Times Christmas in Plains is a gift from the heart, the most eloquent kind.
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The Washington Post A lovely and haunting piece of work.
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andlt;Iandgt;St. Petersburg Timesandlt;/Iandgt; Like Carter's earlier memoir, andlt;Iandgt;Christmas in Plainsandlt;/Iandgt; is straightforward, tied to family, land, and home. It is a treasure.
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andlt;Iandgt;The Philadelphia Inquirerandlt;/Iandgt; This is a memoir that is down-to-earth, evocative, thoughtful, and, of course, fascinating on several levels. And in the end, the man telling the story becomes so much more than an author, narrator, and statesman. It isn't Mr. Carter. It isn't Mr. President. It's Jimmy.
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andlt;Iandgt;Chicago Sun-Timesandlt;/Iandgt; andlt;Iandgt;Christmas in Plainsandlt;/Iandgt; is a gift from the heart, the most eloquent kind.
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andlt;Iandgt;The Washington Postandlt;/Iandgt; A lovely and haunting piece of work.
Synopsis
Jimmy Carter remembers Christmas in Plains, Georgia, the source of spiritual strength, respite, friendship, and vacation fun in this charming portrait.
In a beautifully rendered portrait, Jimmy Carter remembers the Christmas days of his Plains boyhood--the simplicity of family and community gift-giving, his father's eggnog, the children's house decorations, the school Nativity pageant, the fireworks, Luke's story of the birth of Christ, and the poignancy of his black neighbors' poverty.
Later, away at Annapolis, he always went home to Plains, and during his Navy years, when he and Rosalynn were raising their young family, they spent their Christmases together recreating for their children the holiday festivities of their youth.
Since the Carters returned home to Plains for good, they have always been there on Christmas Day, with only one exception in forty-eight years: In 1980, with Americans held hostage in Iran, Jimmy, Rosalynn, and Amy went by themselves to Camp David, where they felt lonely. Amy suggested that they invite the White House staff and their families to join them and to celebrate.
Nowadays the Carters' large family is still together at Christmastime, offering each other the gifts and the lifelong rituals that mark this day for them.
With the novelist's eye that enchanted readers of his memoir An Hour Before Daylight, Jimmy Carter has written another American classic, in the tradition of Truman Capote's A Christmas Memory and Dylan Thomas's A Child's Christmas in Wales.
Synopsis
In this acclaimed bestseller, President Carter returns to his early years in Plains, Georgia, the same locale that enchanted readers of
An Hour Before Daylight, which
The New Yorker called "an American classic." He remembers the Christmas days of his boyhood and later years, re-creating here the simplicity of community and celebration with family and friends.
Jimmy Carter has written another American classic in the tradition of Truman Capote's A Christmas Memory and Dylan Thomas's A Child's Christmas in Wales.
About the Author
andlt;bandgt;Jimmy Carterandlt;/bandgt; was born in Plains, Georgia, and served as thirty-ninth President of the United States. He and his wife, Rosalynn, founded The Carter Center, a nonprofit organization that prevents and resolves conflicts, enhances freedom and democracy, and improves health around the world. He is the author of numerous books, including andlt;Iandgt;Palestine Peace Not Apartheid, An Hour Before Daylightandlt;/iandgt; and andlt;Iandgt;Our Endangered Valuesandlt;/iandgt;. He received a "Best Spoken Word" Grammy Award for his recording of andlt;Iandgt;Our Endangered Valuesandlt;/iandgt;. All of President Carter's proceeds from this series will go to the Maranatha Baptist Church of Plains, Georgia.
Table of Contents
andlt;Bandgt;Contentsandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Introduction andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;1. Christmas as a Child andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;2. My Family andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;3. Christmas Events andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;4. Fireworks andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;5. Religion andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;6. Christmas at Our House andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;7. To a Broader World andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;8. College Years andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;9. Christmas in the Navy andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;10. Back Home in Georgia andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;11. Christmas as the First Family andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;1977andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;1978andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;1979andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;1980andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;12. Christmas During Recent Years andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;13. Best Christmas of All?