The Obamas : the untold story of an African family / Peter Firstbrook.
By: Firstbrook, P. L
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TextPublisher: New York : Crown Publishers, c2011Edition: 1st American ed.Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.Description: 333 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9780307591401; 0307591409.Subject(s): Obama family | Obama, Barack -- Family | Luo (Kenyan and Tanzanian people) -- Biography | Presidents -- United States -- Family -- Case studies | Kenya -- BiographyDDC classification: 973.932092/2 | B | Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Two Weeks | Davenport Library Circulating Collection | Print-Circulating | 973.932092 Ob1 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 34284003716248 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Prologue -- Two elections, two presidents -- Meet the ancestors -- The life and death of Opiyo Obama -- The Wazungu arrive -- The new imperialism -- Five wives and two world wars -- A state of emergency -- Mr. "Double-Double" -- Epilogue -- Glossary of people -- Glossary of terms and place names -- Timeline.
The astonishing story of Barack Obama's Kenyan roots, "The Obamas" is the product of dozens of interviews with Obama's African relatives, presented by the first person to trace Obama's family history back 400 years and 23 generations.
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