Bibliograph

The Obamas, the untold story of an African family, Peter Firstbrook

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The Obamas, the untold story of an African family, Peter Firstbrook

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

collective biography

Illustrations

genealogical tablesillustrationsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Obamas

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

526027099

Responsibility statement

Peter Firstbrook

Sub title

the untold story of an African family

Summary

The astonishing story of Barack Obama's Kenyan roots, "The Obamas" is the product of dozens of interviews with Obama's African relatives, presented by the first person to trace Obama's family history back 400 years and 23 generations

Table Of Contents

Prologue -- Two elections, two presidents -- Meet the ancestors -- The life and death of Opiyo Obama -- The Wazungu arrive -- The new imperialism -- Five wives and two world wars -- A state of emergency -- Mr. "Double-Double" -- Epilogue -- Glossary of people -- Glossary of terms and place names -- Timeline

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