- Family, Presidents, Travel, Childhood and youth
Based on hundreds of interviews and documents, this book chronicles the forces that shaped the first black president of the United States and explains why he thinks and acts as he does.
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Earnest, classical in form, grave and contemporary.
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- Author
- David Maraniss
- First published
- 2012
- Pages
- 641
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Editions
- 1
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781439160411
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David Maraniss is an American journalist and author, currently serving as an associate-editor for The Washington Post. - Wikipedia
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