Barack Obama by David Maraniss
The Story
A detailed, deeply reported biography that traces the subject’s life from his multicultural childhood in Hawaii and Indonesia through his formative years in Chicago and Harvard, exploring family history, personal relationships, and the influences that shaped his racial identity and political beliefs; drawing on interviews and archival research, it follows his transition from community organizer to state legislator and U.S. senator and culminates in the 2008 presidential campaign, highlighting both his rhetorical gifts and the pragmatic choices and contradictions that defined his rise to national prominence.
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- 2012
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- English
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