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The Obamas : [the untold story of an African family]
Title:
The Obamas : [the untold story of an African family]
Author:
Firstbrook, P. L.
Personal Author:
Edition:
First American edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Crown Publishers, [2011]
©2011
Physical Description:
333 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, genealogical table ; 25 cm
Summary:
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.
Language:
English
Contents:
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.
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ISBN:
9780307591401
Format :
Book
