The Obamas : the untold story of an African family / Peter Firstbrook.
The Obamas : the untold story of an African family / Peter Firstbrook.
By
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Firstbrook, P. L.
Publication Date
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2010-2011
Publication Information
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New York : Crown Publishers,
Edition
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1st ed.
Physical Description
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333 p. : ill.
Subject Term
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Luo (Kenyan and Tanzanian people) -- Biography.
Presidents -- United States -- Family
Geographic Term
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Kenya -- Biography.
Bibliography Note
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary
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In the first in-depth history of the Obama family, Peter Firstbrook recounts a journey that starts in a mud hut by the White Nile and ends seven centuries later in the White House. Interweaving oral history and tribal lore, interviews with Obama family members and other Kenyans, the writings of Kenyan historians, and original genealogical research, Firstbrook sets the fascinating story of the president’s family against the background of Kenya’s rich culture and complex history. He tells the story of farmers and fishermen, of healers and hunters, of families lost and found, establishing for the first time the early ancestry of the Obamas. From the tribe’s cradleland in southern Sudan, he follows the family generation by generation, tracing the paths of the famous Luo warriors—Obama’s direct ancestors—and vividly illuminating Luo politics, society, and traditions.
Language
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English
ISBN
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9780307591401
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