Jimmy Carter
By: Kerry Acker ; [introductory essay by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr].
Series: Major world leaders
Publisher: Chelsea House Publishers
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 124
Subjects: Carter, Jimmy, 1924- -- Juvenile literature.; Carter, Jimmy, 1924-; Presidents -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Presidents.
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Biography
Description: Profiles former peanut farmer, Georgia governor, and United States president Jimmy Carter, including his ongoing promotion of social justice and human rights around the world.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 118-119) and index.
Table of contents: title: Jimmy Carter's legacy; title: A Plains childhood; title: The Navy years; title: Peanut farmer and civic leader; title: Politics and the road to the presidency; title: President Carter and domestic issues; title: President Carter and international affairs; title: The Camp David Accord; title: The Iranian hostage crisis and the 1980 election; title: Citizen Carter : peacekeeper and humanitarian.