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An Hour Before Daylight
by Jimmy Carter
Carter's memoir of a Depression-era Georgia farm boyhood: work, race, his father, the land. A quiet, beautifully written book about where character comes from.
Read it if…
you want a memoir of formation rather than achievement.
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Skip it if…
you want the presidency.
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Three things you will actually use
- Work early.
- Notice injustice young.
- Land and people shape you.
Do this first
Read the chapters on farm work.
Our verdict
Carter's boyhood.
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