Dreams from my father: a story of race and inheritance
(Book)
Author:
Published:
New York : Times Books, [1995].
Format:
Book
Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Desc:
xi, 403 pages ; 25 cm
Status:
SSCL HS Biography
B OBAMA
Description
"In this memoir, the son of a black African father and a white American mother searches for a workable meaning to his life as a black American. It begins in New York, where Barack Obama learns that his father - a figure he knows more as a myth than as a man - has been killed in a car accident. This sudden death inspires an emotional odyssey - first to a small town in Kansas, from which he retraces the migration of his mother's family to Hawaii, and then to Kenya, where he meets the African side of his family, confronts the bitter truth of his father's life, and at last reconciles his divided inheritance."--Jacket.
In this lyrical, unsentimental, and compelling memoir, the son of a black African father and a white American mother searches for a workable meaning to his life as a black American. It begins in New York, where Barack Obama learns that his fathera figure he knows more as a myth than as a manhas been killed in a car accident. This sudden death inspires an emotional odysseyfirst to a small town in Kansas, from which he retraces the migration of his mothers family to Hawaii, and then to Kenya, where he meets the African side of his family, confronts the bitter truth of his fathers life, and at last reconciles his divided inheritance.
In this lyrical, unsentimental, and compelling memoir, the son of a black African father and a white American mother searches for a workable meaning to his life as a black American. It begins in New York, where Barack Obama learns that his fathera figure he knows more as a myth than as a manhas been killed in a car accident. This sudden death inspires an emotional odysseyfirst to a small town in Kansas, from which he retraces the migration of his mothers family to Hawaii, and then to Kenya, where he meets the African side of his family, confronts the bitter truth of his fathers life, and at last reconciles his divided inheritance.
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Last Check-In
SSCL HS Biography
B OBAMA
On Shelf
Feb 27, 2020
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Language:
English
ISBN:
081292343X
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 7.1, 26 Points
Level 7.1, 26 Points
Lexile measure:
910
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APA Citation (style guide)
Obama, B. (1995). Dreams from my father: a story of race and inheritance. New York, Times Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Obama, Barack. 1995. Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance. New York, Times Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Obama, Barack, Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance. New York, Times Books, 1995.
MLA Citation (style guide)Obama, Barack. Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance. New York, Times Books, 1995.
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