Description
Signed first edition of An Outdoor Journal by Jimmy Carter, inscribed to his family friend and Georgia Representative, Paul Broun, Jr.
Octavo, 275pp. Green boards over green cloth, gilt title printed on spine. Dust jacket, near fine, $18.95 retail price on front flap. First edition, first printing with full number line on copyright page. Signed by President Carter: “Best wishes to Paul Broun, Jr. Jimmy Carter.”
Paul Broun, Jr. is a physician who started a practice in Americas, Georgia in the mid-1970s. While President Carter was in office, he took over the care of the president’s brother, Billy Carter. He made national headlines when he assisted Billy Carter into an alcohol treatment facility, all the while consulting with President Carter on his care. Dr. Broun would go on to represent Georgia’s 10th Congressional District from 2007 – 2015. His father, Paul Broun, Sr., was a lifelong Democrat who served in the Georgia State Senate.
