Lillian Carter: A Compassionate Life
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Written with the cooperation of President Jimmy Carter and his family, this book provides an intimate glimpse inside the life of the woman who--as nurse, mother and social justice activist in segregated southwest Georgia--made a lifelong habit of breaking the rules defining a woman's place in and out of the home and the status of blacks in society. As the only white nurse in her rural community who cared for black families, as a 68-year-old Peace Corps Volunteer in 1960s India, as a fearless supporter of civil rights and as a First Mother unlike any other, Lillian Carter showed how individual courage, conviction and compassion can make a difference. Drawing on interviews with friends and colleagues, members of the Plains, Georgia, black community, Peace Corps Volunteers who trained with her, White House insiders and key players in the civil rights movement, as well as letters, documents and photographs never before made public, this book captures the essence of the woman the press dubbed "Rose Kennedy without the hair dye" and "First Mother of the world." Review: Very intresting lady - I enjoyed learning more about President Carter's mother. I recommend this book. It is very imformative. Review: Five Stars - Well written and accurate
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| Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 13 Reviews |
D**Y
Very intresting lady
I enjoyed learning more about President Carter's mother. I recommend this book. It is very imformative.
P**K
Five Stars
Well written and accurate
R**B
and showcases President’s deep love for his deceased mother
To call this book masterful would not be an overstatement. Grant Hayter – Menzies has done something near impossible, he has managed to remind a nation about one of its own neglected treasures. “Lillian Carter A compassionate life” starts off with a lovingly written foreword by Former President Jimmy Carter, the subject’s first born son. Many people reading this may instantly get images that this foreword in nothing more than a few quickly written sentences. This is not the case, and showcases President’s deep love for his deceased mother. Menzies’ writing is nuanced and breezy. His visuals are compelling and revealing. The town of Plains and the backdrop of poverty stricken India are presented with haunting clarity. Lillian Carter is a detailed and fully formed human being in this biography and Menzies’ has managed to display the Carter family with all it’s great strengths and complexities. This was a literary experience that any fan of American History should undertake with great speed, an experience that I didn’t want to end. -Robert Buccellato
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A Bawdy, Loving 'First Mother' Gets A Deserving Tribute
I turned the final pages of this remarkable biography and learned it was precisely 32 years ago on this same date that Lillian Carter passed away. Grant Hayter-Menzies exquisitely recreates the bawdy-yet-loving, loud-yet-tender life of the mother of President Jimmy Carter. She openly befriended African Americans in the American south of the early 20th century, joined the Peace Corps and served the lepers of India at the age of 68, and then became a senior celebrity as her son took the White House. All of this was new to me. I wish I’d paid more attention to her when she lived. Since I failed in that regard, I’m glad this book exists to preserve her legacy.
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