Introduction: The Carters and the Smiths
Ch 1: A Boy in Archery
Ch 2: A Girl in Plains
Ch 3: School Years
Ch 4: Annapolis
Ch 5: Navy Couple
Ch 6: The Shadow of Mr. Earl
Ch 7: The Emergency of Rosalynn
Ch 8: First Campaign
Ch 9: Politics and Business
Ch 10: Reach for the Governorship, 1966
Ch 11: Born Again, Running Again
Ch 12: A Conservative Progressive
Ch 13: "A Trace of Demagoguery"
Ch 14: "Enigma and Contradiction"
Ch 15: Georgians at Home
Ch 16: The Trail of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Ch 17: Rosalynn in Power
Ch 18: Phoenix Rising
Ch 19: Georgians Abroad
Ch 20: Jimmy, God, and Fortune
Selected Bibliography
Abbreviations Used in Notes
Notes
Acknowledgments
Index
E. Stanly Godbold, Jr. is Professor Emeritus of History at Mississippi State University. He served as off-camera consultant and on-camera commentator for the American Experience documentary on the life of Jimmy Carter (2002). He lives in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi.
"Stanly Godbold knows more about Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter than any
other scholar. He brings to this book a fluent writing style,
thorough knowledge of Georgia politics, and sensitivity to southern
culture, all of which allow him to go beyond prevailing clichés
about the Carters."--Leo P. Ribuffo, George Washington
University
"An engrossing story, told with verve and superb literary style,
that squarely sets Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter where they need to be:
at the heart of American politics and reform in post-WWII
America."-- Jamil S. Zainaldin, President, Georgia Humanities
Council
"This book is a stunning accomplishment. In simple and spare prose,
E. Stanly Godbold lays out the engrossing story of two complex and
remarkable individuals who, together, constitute a formidable
couple."--Laura Kalman, University of California, Santa Barbara
"Godbold displays an obvious respect for both of his subjects, but
he doesn't hesitate to show Jimmy's bare-knuckles style of
campaigning and governing as well as his tendency to make crucial
decisions. A copiously researched but compact and highly readable
book." --Booklist *Starred Review*
"Lucidly written biography" -- The Times Literary Supplement
"A thoroughly researched and evenhanded look at Carter's journey
from a farm in southern Georgia to his improbable decision to run
for the presidency." -- Journal of American History
"Goldbold allows his readers to make what they will of the 'enigma
and contradiction' in Jimmy Carter's public character(ibid). With a
prose style that is simple and spare, he also sketches the
relentless emergence of an ambitious man whose political agenda
grew steadily more progressive over time."--Frye Gaillard,
University of South Alabama
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