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And the Coastlands Wait

How the Grassroots Battle to Save Georgia's Marshlands Was Fought--And Won

And the Coastlands Wait( )
Author: Harris, Reid W.
Foreword by: Carter, Jimmy
Afterword by: McMillan, Charles H.
Series title:Wormsloe Foundation Nature Bks.
ISBN:978-0-8203-5673-0
Publication Date:Mar 2020
Publisher:University of Georgia Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $24.95
Book Description:

A broad-based coalition of supporters came together to push the Coastal Marshlands Protection Act of 1970 through the Georgia state legislature. The law was a first-in-the-US bill to save the marshes of a state from mining and development. This book is the history of this legislative act, as told by the leader of the coalition, Reid Harris.

Book Details
Pages:136
Detailed Subjects: Nature / Ecosystems & Habitats / Lakes, Ponds & Swamps
Law / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.9 x 8.9 x 0.5 Inches
Book Weight:0.572 Pounds
Author Biography
Harris, Reid W. (Author)
James Earl Carter Jr. was born on October 1, 1924 in Plains, Georgia. He graduated from the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland in 1946, and spent seven years as an officer in the Navy.

When his term was over, Carter returned to Plains and began his career in politics at the state level in 1962. In 1970, he was elected Governor of Georgia and six years later announced his candidacy for the Presidency. Carter campaigned against Gerald Ford and eventually won with 297 electoral votes, becoming the 39th President of the United States.

As President, Carter established a National Energy Policy, expanded the National Park System and created the Department of Education. He was also instrumental in the Camp David Agreement of 1978, which helped to bring peace between Egypt and Israel. Carter established full diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China and completed negotiations of the SALT II Nuclear Limitations Treaty with the Soviet Union.

Upon completion of his term as President, he founded the Carter Center in Atlanta, a non-profit organization that works to prevent and resolve conflict and to enhance freedom and democracy around the world. In 2002, Carter received the Nobel Peace Prize. He has written several books including An Hour Before Daylight; Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid, Our Endangered Values, A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety, and Faith: A Journey for All.

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