Dasher: The Roots and the Rising of Jimmy Carter

By James Wooten

Categories: Biographies & Memoirs

Dasher: The Roots and the Rising of Jimmy Carter (1978) by James Wooten is a biography of the 39th president of the United States. Wooten, a journalist who covered Carter's 1976 campaign, traces Carter's upbringing in Plains, Georgia, his relationships with his parents, his naval career and his return to run the family peanut business. He then follows Carter's rise in Georgia politics and his campaign for the presidency, examining the influences that shaped his character and ambitions.

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