An Outdoor Journal Author:Jimmy Carter From his childhood in rural Georgia to his crowded days as President, Jimmy Carter has always found solace and relaxation in the outdoors. He meets unforgettable characters from all over the country--and the world. There is Rachael Clark, a black woman who could catch more fish than anyone around the rural Plains; Mr. Bob, whose good coon huntin... more »g dogs might lead by accident to a moonshine still; Wayne Harpster, who each year celebrates simultaneously his birthday and the annual hatch of Green Drake mayflies; and the high lama at Tengboche, Nepal, who wrote a beautiful old prayer book--in a previous life!
With candor and charm, Jimmy Carter describes his encounters with the natural world. His quests for Atlantic salmon, rainbow trout, bass and bonefish have taken him to the lakes and streams near Camp David, to Yellowstone, to Canada's Gaspe Peninsula and to Alaska. He's searched for Bengal tigers in Nepal--and hunted quail around the corner from his home.« less
President Carter describes this book as a labor of love. He reminisces about his early years and his true love of the outdoors. This is a story of his adventures on fishing, hunting and hiking trips.