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Christmas in Plains : Memories
Christmas in Plains Memories
Author: Jimmy Carter
In a beautifully rendered portrait, Jimmy Carter remembers the Christmas days of his Plains boyhood -- the simplicity of family and community gift-giving, his father's eggnog, the children's house decorations, the school Nativity pageant, the fireworks, Luke's story of the birth of Christ, and the poignancy of his black neighbors' poverty. Late...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780743224918
ISBN-10: 0743224914
Publication Date: 10/16/2001
Pages: 160
Rating:
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
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3.7 stars, based on 19 ratings
Publisher: Simon Schuster
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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In this acclaimed bestseller, President Carter returns to his early years in Plains, Georgia, the same locale that enchanted readers of An Hour Before Daylight, which The New Yorker called "an American classic." He remembers the Christmas days of his boyhood and later years, re-creating here the simplicity of community and celebration with family and friends. Jimmy Carter has written another American classic in the tradition of Truman Capote's A Christmas Memory and Dylan Thomas's A Child's Christmas in Wales. The Carter family, although poor during the Great Depression is rich with love and thoughtfulness for each other and their neighbors.

This is a Christmas classic. Beautiful and great gift copy!
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Enjoyable read and pleasant read by carter himself. He tells of the memories he hold dear and gives insight into why President Carter is so giving of himself.
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ilovebooksanddogs avatar reviewed Christmas in Plains : Memories on + 356 more book reviews
An enjoyable read. I love Jimmy Carter as a person and past president. He's an amazing person and this book shows that.
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Qucik, easy read. Some interesting facts about Jimmy Carter' childhood/family history, and thier traditions for Christmas.
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I had this cassette for years and never listened to it. Finally I did listen to it and found it very entertaining. The former President's memories are very interesting and were enjoyable to hear.
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My grandmother thoroughly enjoyed this story (Large-print edition).


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