Turning Point

Description for TURNING POINT: A CANDIDATE, A STATE, AND A NATION COME OF AGE by Jimmy Carter:

TURNING POINT is former President Jimmy Carter's bestselling account of his first political campaign in 1962. In a time of racial conflict, civil disobedience, and anxious hope, Carter's decision to seek a seat in the Georgia state senate was rooted in his vision of how men and women of good faith can right the wrongs of our society. However, the local political boss was not about to let lofty ideals stand in the way of his own thirst for power, and he did not shy from stuffing the ballot box to prove his point.

President Carter's tale of political corruption in the rural South addresses issues of fairness and equal opportunity that continue to divide our nation today, while illuminating the origins of his own commitment to human rights. No one can read this book and to be touched by this remarkable man.