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Obama : a promise of change / David Mendell ; adaptation by Sarah L. Thomson.
Biography of Barack Obama, from his childhood in Hawaii and Indonesia to his presidential campaign.
Barack Obama captured America's attention when he delivered his renowned keynote address to the 2004 Democratic National Convention. Since then, he has come to represent unity among people of all ages and socioeconomic backgrounds. Follow the story of a boy named Barry, from his childhood in Hawaii and Indonesia to his time at Occidental College studying Nietzsche. Obama's desire to make the world better prompted him to become a community organizer in Chicago, attend Harvard Law School, and eventually set his sights on a U.S. senatorial seat. By encouraging his many followers to believe in America's great promise, Obama has become a symbol of hope and change.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780061697012 (trade bdg.)
- ISBN: 006169701X (trade bdg.)
- ISBN: 9780061697005 (pbk bdg.)
- ISBN: 0061697001 (pbk bdg.)
- Physical Description: x, 182 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
- Edition: 1st edition
- Publisher: New York : Amistad/Collins, c2008.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Adapted from Obama : from promise to power by David Mendell. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 168-182). |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Got some game -- Dreams from his mother -- Just call me Barry -- The mainland -- The organizer -- Harvard -- Sweet home Chicago -- Politics -- The legislator -- The candidate -- The consultant -- The race factor -- The small screen -- A victory -- The Ryan files -- The speech -- Back to Illinois -- The senator -- South Africa -- Nairobi -- Siaya : a father's home -- Lebron revisited. |
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