The audacity of hope [LP] thoughts on reclaiming the American dream
| Main Author: | Obama, Barack. |
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| Format: | Books Print Book Large Print |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Random House Large Print, in association with Crown Publishers : Distributed by Random House,
2006.
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| Edition: | 1st large print ed. |
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| Physical Description: |
x, 594 p. (large print) ; 25 cm. |
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| ISBN: |
0739326651 9780739326657 9780739328187 0739328182 |
| Author Notes: |
In 1997, he was elected to the Illinois State Senate and served until 2004. In 2000, he made an unsuccessful bid for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. In 2005, he was elected to the U.S. Senate. In 2007, he announced his candidacy for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination. On November 4, 2008, Obama defeated John McCain in the general election and became the first African-American to be elected President of the United States. He wrote Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance in 1995 and The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream in 2006. He won Best Spoken Word Album Grammy Awards in 2006 and 2008 for abridged audiobook versions of both books. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009. His book Of Thee I Sing came out in 2010. (Bowker Author Biography) |