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Date Posted: 15:31:22 09/24/05 Sat
Author: Syl
Subject: An Hour before Daylight

This one was sent in by BGWJ. Thanks, Bev! Looks like an interesting read.




TITLE : An Hour Before Daylight

AUTHOR : President Jimmy Carter

GENRE: Memoir




An Hour Before Daylight is a memoir written by the 39th President
of the United States. It is a "must read" for younger people who have no
concept of the Depression years of the early 20th century and how people
survived it.

Jimmy Carter grew up in the small rural community of Archery
GA, although he is more commonly related to Plains. He grew up and lived
through a time of deprivation that everyone in the U.S. suffered
through. The stock market fell and banks failed. There was hardly any cash
money and people learned to be self-sufficient as much as
possible. People worked hard to eke out a living and put food on the
table.

Jimmy was a farm boy, raised by a father with a love for the land
and a mother who was a compassionate nurse to anyone who needed her. His
father taught him the value of putting your money in land, because land
didn’t leave you. His mother taught him human kindness for his fellowman.

The book only covers his early years with a few glimpses of the man
he was to become. The word painted pictures of life in a simpler place in
time are a treasure to read. Although people worked hard, I don’t think
they had as many worries. We stress over so much today. Then, stress was
just surviving from one day to another with a roof over your head and
food in your belly.
As the economy eased up, people of that generation never forgot the
hard times. My parents raised us with the same principals used to
survive then. They stressed the same values Carter states in his
memoirs. It's important to know how to do things from scratch. It’s
possible that some day the computers will crash, TV dinners won’t be
available, you'll have to make do with what you've got to take care of
your family.

Yes, people of Carter's generation suffered, but it built
character....it built men and women. They knew how to survive. His style
of writing is easy to follow and it sounds like he's sitting there
talking to you.

Give it a try. You wont regret it.

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[> Although I've not read this one myself, I gave it to my grandfather for Christmas a few years ago after hearing some excerpts on NPR's Radio Reader. What I heard was excellent, and reminded me so much of the stories my grandfather tells of growing up during the Depression. It seems like a lovely book, and I know my grandfather enjoyed it. I guess I need to read it myself now! -- Lindsey B, 17:14:33 09/25/05 Sun


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[> [> You wont regret reading it.Its very interesting and you can imagine Carter sitting there saying the words.He writes like he talks. -- BGWJ, 22:02:26 09/25/05 Sun


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[> Me thinks no body is interested because ABOSAA is out there too. -- BGWJ, 20:56:12 09/28/05 Wed


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[> That sounds really interesting BGWJ, sounds like one for my DH, who has a birthday coming up. Thanks -- Margy, 22:57:54 09/30/05 Fri


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[> There aren't enough of these types of books out there and remember the saying (paraphrased), he who doesn't remember history is doomed to repeat it. As well as making us aware of what shaped our parents' or grandparents' psyches (close the door, turn out the light, save that 1/2 cup of beans, those few feet of lumber, that rusty lock), people like President Carter bring alive a time that can very easily return - witness the devastation of the land just this year. Thanks for bringing this one to our attention. -- beccabee, 17:31:54 10/03/05 Mon


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