A Rural Georgia Town Formed a U.S. President
Jimmy Carter’s memoir ‘An Hour Before Daylight’
9 min readMay 20, 2024
An Hour Before Daylight: Memories of a Rural Boyhood is Jimmy Carter’s 2001 memoir of growing up on a farm. The book doesn’t discuss any of the public offices he held, including the presidency. It’s only about his relationship to family, friends, farms, and nature, with consideration of his perception of race…