Author | Jimmy Carter |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Subject | Politics |
Genre | Autobiography |
Publisher | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
Publication date | September 20, 2010 |
Pages | 592 |
ISBN | 978-0-374-28099-4 |
OCLC | 1043435226 |
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Books about and authored by Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States (1977–1981).
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