02203cam a2200325u  4500001001100000003000700011005001700018007000300035008004100038020002500079020001500104020001500119035001300134035002100147040004000168043001200208082002800220100002000248245005300268250001200321260004700333300005100380504005600431520118000487600001901667610005001686650004301736650004501779650005301824164217624 OCoLC 20250709142613.0ta120110s2007    nyuaf    b    000 0beng d  a9780060858209c25.95  a0060858206  a0060858214  62588492x  a(OCoLC)164217624  aSFRcSFRdIH7dCLEdBAKERdNOGdAJM  an-us---04a973/.04960730092aB222  aMendell, David.10aObama :bfrom promise to power /cDavid Mendell.  a1st ed.  aNew York :bAmistad/HarperCollins,cc2007.  ax, 406 p., [16] p. of plates :bill. ;c24 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [388]-406).  aBarack Obama is arguably the most dynamic political figure to grace the American stage since John F. Kennedy. His meteoric rise from promise to power has stunned even the cynics and inspired a legion of devout followers.
For anyone who wants to know more about the man, David Mendell's Obama is essential reading. Mendell, who covered Obama for the Chicago Tribune, had far-reaching access to the Chicago politician as Obama climbed the ladder to the White House, the details of which he shares in this compelling biography. Positioning Obama as the savior of a fumbling Democratic party, Mendell reveals how Obama conquered Illinois politics and paved the way brick by brick for a galvanizing, historic presidential run.
With a new afterword by the author, which includes a fresh perspective on Barack Obama following his two historic terms as the first African-American president, and with exclusive interviews with family members and top advisers, and details on Obama's voting record, David Mendell offers a complete, complex, and revealing portrait. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in American politics in general and President Barack Obama in particular.10aObama, Barack.10aUnited States.bCongress.bSenatevBiography. 0aLegislatorszUnited StatesvBiography. 0aAfrican American legislatorsvBiography. 0aRacially mixed peoplezUnited StatesvBiography.