Rising Star - The Making of Barack Obama

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Bearing The Cross" provides a comprehensive account of Barack Obama's life prior to becoming the 44th president of the United States, achieving an epic vision of the confluence of forces that shaped his rise, drawing from more than 1000 interviews.

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'Phenomenal ... one of the most impressive and important books of the year. It's a masterwork of historical and journalistic research, Robert Caro-like in its exhaustiveness, and easily the most authoritative account of Obama's pre-presidential life we've seen or are likely ever to see. It's also a terrific read' Politico
'Revealing ... Probing ... [Garrow] tells us how Obama lived, and explores the calculations he made in the decades leading up to his winning the presidency' Washington Post
'The authoritative biography of Barack Obama's pre-presidential years ... Illuminating ... Impressively researched ... Readers will be richly rewarded' Library Journal
'A convincing and exceptionally detailed portrait ... Political history buffs will be fascinated' Publishers Weekly
'Garrow is a demon for research ... Eminently solid ... Consistently readable - an impressive work' Kirkus Reviews

Product details

• Authors: David Garrow, David J. Garrow
• Publisher: William Collins
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.05.2018
• EAN: 9780008229412
• ISBN: 978-0-00-822941-2
• No. of pages: 1460
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 198 mm x 59 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Contemporary history (1945 to 1989); Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies