The physical connections to most American presidents are deeply rooted
in the past and unfamiliar. One can no longer see Washington's
birthplace or William Henry Harrison's log cabin. Plains, Georgia, is
different, and the attachment Americans have for it remains truly
unique. Jimmy Carter in Plains: A Presidential Hometown tells the
inspirational story of how one man and his community transformed a
nation. When Jimmy Carter, a one-term governor of Georgia, announced his
candidacy for president, few took him seriously. Yet, in just two
years, he managed to pull off a spectacular and unprecedented victory,
thanks to his personal style of politicking and the support of his
hometown. Many of his neighbors campaigned for him, and they became
known as the "Peanut Brigade." Crowds started to flock to the sleepy
hamlet of Plains, making celebrities out of the candidate's mother,
younger brother, and daughter. The exceptional photographs of Charles W.
Plant guide the reader through the 1976 election, which made Plains
"America's hometown."
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