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A review by paperbacksandpines
Humanity: How Jimmy Carter Lost an Election and Transformed the Post-Presidency by Jordan Michael Smith
4.0
I guess I should have read the book’s byline more carefully. This book does not focus on Carter’s presidency. The book opens in the last days and months of Carter’s presidency. The author implied that Carter’s unique mix of over confidence and naivety led him to be blindsided in the 1980 election.
Carter’s reign of presidency was before my time but This book was on my to-read list for more than a year because of all of the positive contributions to society that Carter made post-presidency.
I discovered that Carter’s name was basically dirt in D.C. after (and probably before) his election defeat. There were so many instances in which my admiration of Carter grew, not only because of his affect on Habitat for Humanity and it’s coffers but also for his contributions to peace in the Middle East, clean water in Africa and the spread of knowledge about parasites in dirty water, and various supports in developing countries.
Carter managed to irk American leaders who requested his assistance with foreign countries but didn’t appreciate his methods. The thing I appreciated most about him was his steadfastness in the face of resistance and even unpopularity. Sometimes he strong armed foreign leaders who declared themselves to be the winner of a rigged election.
This book made me want to learn even more about Carter’s history. I’d recommend this book to anyone interested in American presidents and history.
Carter’s reign of presidency was before my time but This book was on my to-read list for more than a year because of all of the positive contributions to society that Carter made post-presidency.
I discovered that Carter’s name was basically dirt in D.C. after (and probably before) his election defeat. There were so many instances in which my admiration of Carter grew, not only because of his affect on Habitat for Humanity and it’s coffers but also for his contributions to peace in the Middle East, clean water in Africa and the spread of knowledge about parasites in dirty water, and various supports in developing countries.
Carter managed to irk American leaders who requested his assistance with foreign countries but didn’t appreciate his methods. The thing I appreciated most about him was his steadfastness in the face of resistance and even unpopularity. Sometimes he strong armed foreign leaders who declared themselves to be the winner of a rigged election.
This book made me want to learn even more about Carter’s history. I’d recommend this book to anyone interested in American presidents and history.