Billy: Billy Carter's Reflections on His Struggle with Fame, Alcoholism and Cancer [SIGNED TWICE]

Language: English

Published by Edgehill Publications, Newport, Rhode Island, 1989

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Fine condition photographic glossy softcover wraps. Includes Authors' Dedication; Foreword by Tom T. Hall, May 1989. Illustrated with a section of black-and-white photographic plates. Signed, dated (Feb. 1990) with thin black ink by Sybil Carter and Leon Johnson on the half title page. "Billy Carter was one of the most misunderstood and underrated people I have ever known. Billy will surely give readers a fascinating insight into his private life and his intriguing, sometimes tragic, always humorous escapades. How he transcended a near fatal conflict with alcoholism and a fatal bout with cancer to give new hope and life to so many admirers and critics was a personal drama that was inspirational to those of us who knew and loved him." - President Jimmy Carter, October 1989, from the rear outer cover. "Billy Carter was a man caught up in the whirlwind of his brother's ascent to power. But he was a whirlwind in his own right, a native of Georgia, a good ol' boy of authentic dimension. Billy is an affecting memoir rife with hijinks and ladled with love. A classic alcoholic, he sobered up only to contract cancer from which he died, a victim of cruel irony. As such, his story is of compelling interest on several levels. As someone must have said along the way, "Billy Carter is a piece of work." So is this book." - from the rear outer cover. ABOUT THE CO-AUTHOR SYBIL CARTER: Sybil Carter was Billy's wife for 33 years until his death in 1988. Living in Plains, Georgia with her two youngest children, Mandy and Ear.

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Title
Billy: Billy Carter's Reflections on His Struggle with Fame, Alcoholism and Cancer [SIGNED TWICE]
Author
Carter, Billy; Carter, Sybil; Estes, Ken
Publisher
Edgehill Publications, Newport, Rhode Island
Publication year
1989
Condition
Fine
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Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
Dimensions
8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
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