Author: David Maraniss
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication Date: June 19, 2012
Edition: Hardcover (672 pages)
Barack Obama: The Story by David MaranissMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Barack Obama: The Story by David Maraniss is a generational biography of the family of President Barack Obama, the forty-fourth President of the United States of America. It traces his roots and his life from birth until the time he enters Harvard Law School. At over 600 pages, this book combines the best of a historical record with the personal.
Well researched and very well written, this work is not a glossy overview of President Obama's family, childhood, and life prior to his entry into politics. It has depth, and contains the recollections, correspondents and thoughts of family members, friends and acquaintances, as well as excerpts from letters and journals of President Obama.
So much mystery has been created by those who wish to disparage President Barack Obama, and this work does not shy away from addressing the truth of his religious origins and views. I recommend this book if you want to understand more about this man, who he is, and how he came to be our forty-fourth President. If you're looking for a work that paints him as an extremist of any kind, religious or otherwise, this is not the book for you.
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