The 39th president of the United States recalls the memories of his childhood home. The former president's father bought 360 acres of land in 1928 and as stated in a report by The Wall Street Journal, "The Carters were the only white family in a community of about 150 people."
Corn plantation covers much of their land to support their family and the other five families residing with them. Carter can still recall how his father taught him to work and plow the fields. The Georgia farm is located in Archery and as stated in a report by The Wall Street Journal, "It was a rural area back then about 2 miles outside of Plains."
The ancestral home of the former president had three bedrooms. One bedroom belonged to him for 13 years. The other bedroom was occupied by his two sisters and the last one belonged to his parents. The room was just a place of rest for him and according to The Wall Street Journal , "His room was just a place to sleep after a long day at school or working on the farm."
As a young boy, the former president would follow his father around the farm to learn the skills of being a farmer and a craftsman. He was also taught the basics of blacksmithing and The Wall Street Journal further reported that, "Carter was taught how to repair, sharpen plow points, shoeing mules and horses."
It was a farmer's life for the future president. He picked cotton with the workers and plowed the fields and according to The Wall Street Journal, the former president stated that "It was a difficult work but rewarding, since I was able to see my accomplishments at the end of every day."
The former president thought that he would always be a farmer but his parents had other plans for him. He was sent to school thus leaving the farm life behind. Today, former president Jimmy Carter can still recall the smell of a pure fresh air and simplicity of life in the farm.
He still lives in the plains, the house he and his wife had built in 1961. Jimmy Carter stated that "Working with my father in the fields taught me to be tenacious, hunker down, take the duties that come to me, do the best I can and not worry about the consequences."
A farmer's son man with humble beginnings directs a nation to greatness. He was the 39th president of the United States that helped shaped the America of today and according to the White House Official Website, "He was awarded the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize for work to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, advance democracy, human rights, and to promote economic and social development."
