Rising star : the making of Barack Obama /
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...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
William Morrow, an imprint of Harper Collins Publishers,
[2017]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | 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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| Physical Description: | 1460 pages : map ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical reference (pages 1085-1391) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780062641830 0062641832 0008229406 9780008229405 |