The Obamas: The Untold Story of an African Family

Firstbrook, Peter

189 évaluations par Goodreads

Langue : anglais

Edité par Crown 0, 2011

0307591409 / 9780307591401

Vendeur : Jadewalky Book Company, HANOVER PARK, IL, Etats-UnisJadewalky Book Company

Vendeur avec une évaluation de 1 étoiles

Vendeur AbeBooks depuis 26 juillet 2023

Afficher les articles de ce vendeur
Livre relié

Etat: Occasion - Assez bon

EUR 6,28

EUR 3,48 expédition 
Expédition nationale : Etats-Unis

Quantité disponible : 1 disponible(s)

Ajouter au panier
Retours gratuits sous 30 jours

Item description from seller

"Fascinating.adds many interesting details to what we know of the President’s heritage."--David Remnick, TheNewYorker.comOn January 20, 2009, a few hundred men, women, and children gathered under trees in the twilight at K’obama, a village on the shores of Lake Victoria in western Kenya. Barack Obama’s rise to the American presidency had captivated people around the world, but members of this gathering took a special pride in the swearing in of America’s first black president, for they were all Obamas, all the president’s direct African family.In the first in-depth history of the Obama family, Peter Firstbrook recounts a journey that starts in a mud hut by the White Nile and ends seven centuries later in the White House. Interweaving oral history and tribal lore, interviews with Obama family members and other Kenyans, the writings of Kenyan historians, and original genealogical research, Firstbrook sets the fascinating story of the president’s family against the background of Kenya’s rich culture and complex history.He tells the story of farmers and fishermen, of healers and hunters, of families lost and found, establishing for the first time the early ancestry of the Obamas. From the tribe’s cradleland in southern Sudan, he follows the family generation by generation, tracing the paths of the famous Luo warriors—Obama’s direct ancestors—and vividly illuminating Luo politics, society, and traditions.Firstbrook also brings to life the impact of English colonization in Africa through the eyes of President Obama’s grandfather Onyango. An ambitious and disciplined man who fought in two world wars, witnessed the bloody Mau Mau insurrection, and saw his country gain independence from white rule, Onyango was also hot-tempered and autocratic: family lore has it that President Obama’s grandmother abandoned the family after Onyango attempted to murder her. And Firstbrook delves into the troubled life of Obama’s father, a promising young man whose aspirations were stymied by post-independence tribal politics and a rash tendency toward self-destruction—two factors that his family believes contributed to his death in 1982. They say it was no accident, as described in the president’s memoirs, but rather a politically motivated hit job.More than a tale of love and war, hardship and hard-won success, The Obamas reveals a family history—epic in scope yet intimate in feel—that is truly without precedent.

N° de réf. du vendeur LT-OAOR-7PL9

Titre
The Obamas: The Untold Story of an African Family
Auteur
Firstbrook, Peter
Éditeur
Crown 0
Année de publication
2011
État de l'article
Used - Very Good
Reliure
Couverture rigide
Langue
anglais
ISBN à 10 chiffres
0307591409
ISBN à 13 chiffres
9780307591401

Jadewalky Book Company

HANOVER PARK, IL, Etats-Unis

Vendeur avec une évaluation de 1 étoiles

Vendeur AbeBooks depuis 26 juillet 2023

Frais d'expédition à l'intérieur de ce pays : Etats-Unis

Article5 à 14 jours ouvrés3 à 6 jours ouvrés
Premier articleEUR 3,48EUR 4,79
Les délais de livraison sont fixés par les vendeurs et varient en fonction du transporteur et du lieu. Les commandes transitant par les douanes peuvent être retardées et les acheteurs sont responsables de tous les droits ou frais associés. Les vendeurs peuvent vous contacter au sujet de frais supplémentaires afin de couvrir toute augmentation des coûts d'expédition de vos articles.

Modes de paiement

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • American Express
  • Carte Bleue
  • Apple Pay
  • Google Pay

Description de la boutique

Family owned businee established 2019. We take pride in our descriptions to be as accurate as possible. We recycle books to keep them out of landfills and give them another opportunity to be reused and read over and over. Thank you for supporting our family busiess.

Spécialité

all

Profil professionnel du vendeur

Jadewalky Book Company Inc.

1271 ARLINGTON DR W
HANOVER PARK, IL Etats-Unis 60133