02320cam a2200361u 4500 164217624 OCoLC 20250709142613.0 ta 120110s2007 nyuaf b 000 0beng d 9780060858209 25.95 0060858206 0060858214 2588492x (OCoLC)164217624 SFR SFR IH7 CLE BAKER NOG AJM n-us--- NOGA 973/.04960730092 B 22 Mendell, David. 21433 Obama : from promise to power / David Mendell. 1st ed. New York : Amistad/HarperCollins, c2007. x, 406 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [388]-406). Barack 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. Obama, Barack. 13588 United States. Congress. Senate Biography. 13589 Legislators United States Biography. 5968 African American legislators Biography. 13590 Racially mixed people United States Biography. 21426 ddc BOOK 2716 2716 0 0 ABELJ ABELJ B 2016-10-26 1 B OBAM 30767 2022-03-19 2022-02-19 25.95 2016-10-26 BOOK