Rising star : the making of Barack Obama
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viii, 1460 pages : map ; 25 cm
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English
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 1357-1391) and index.
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Barack Obama's speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention instantly catapulted him into the national spotlight and led to his election four years later as America's first African-American president. In this penetrating biography, David J. Garrow delivers an epic work about the life of Barack Obama, creating a rich tapestry of a life little understood, until now. Rising Star: The Making of Barack Obama captivatingly describes Barack Obama's tumultuous upbringing as a young black man attending an almost-all-white, elite private school in Honolulu while being raised almost exclusively by his white grandparents. After recounting Obama's college years in California and New York, Garrow charts Obama's time as a Chicago community organizer, working in some of the city's roughest neighborhoods; his years at the top of his Harvard Law School class; and his return to Chicago, where Obama honed his skills as a hard-knuckled politician, first in the state legislature and then as a candidate for the United States Senate. Detailing a scintillating, behind-the-scenes account of Obama's 2004 speech, a moment that labeled him the Democratic Party's "rising star," Garrow also chronicles Obama's four years in the Senate, weighing his stands on various issues against positions he had taken years earlier, and recounts his thrilling run for the White House in 2008.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Garrow, D. J. (2017). Rising star: the making of Barack Obama (First edition.). William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Garrow, David J., 1953-. 2017. Rising Star: The Making of Barack Obama. William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Garrow, David J., 1953-. Rising Star: The Making of Barack Obama William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Garrow, David J. Rising Star: The Making of Barack Obama First edition., William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2017.
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