Rising star : the making of Barack Obama
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Published
New York, NY : William Morrow, [2017].
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780062641830, 0062641832, 0008229406, 9780008229405
Physical Desc
viii, pages ; 25 cm
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Lexington - Adult
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Published
New York, NY : William Morrow, [2017].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9780062641830, 0062641832, 0008229406, 9780008229405
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
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. Garrow has created a vivid portrait that reveals not only the people and forces that shaped the future president but also the ways in which he used those influences to serve his larger aspirations.
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Rising Star is the definitive account of Barack Obama's formative years that made him the man who became the forty-fourth president of the United States. 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 biography, David J. Garrow creates a rich tapestry of a life little understood, until now. Garrow describes 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 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. In Rising Star, David J. Garrow has created a portrait that reveals not only the people and forces that shaped the future president but also the ways in which he used those influences to serve his larger aspirations. This is about a young man born into uncommon family circumstances, whose faith in his own talents came face-to-face with fantastic ambitions and a desire to do good in the world.--Adapted from jacket.
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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.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Garrow, David J., 1953-. 2017. Rising Star: The Making of Barack Obama. William Morrow.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Garrow, David J., 1953-. Rising Star: The Making of Barack Obama William Morrow, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Garrow, David J. Rising Star: The Making of Barack Obama First edition., William Morrow, 2017.
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