If I Were a Carpenter: Twenty Years of Habitat for Humanity

by Frye Gaillard

Begun in 1965 by Millard Fuller, a wealthy Alabama businessman, Habitat for Humanity has become one of America's greatest success stories. In the mid-1980s, former president Jimmy Carter became an active member of Habitat, leading armies of volunteers on house-building blitzes. By the end of 1995, Habitat had built more than 40,000 homes, housing over 250,000 people. This book traces the evolution of the organization and examines the personalities and commitments of all the people involved in it. Photos.

182 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 1996