The other Barack : the bold and reckless life of president Obama's father / Sally H. Jacobs.

The other Barack : the bold and reckless life of president Obama's father / Sally H. Jacobs.

"Barack Obama, father of the American president, was part of Africa's "independence generation" and in 1959 it seemed his star would shine brightly. He came to the U.S. from Kenya and was given a university scholarship. While in Hawaii, he met Ann Dunham in 1961, and his son Bara...

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Main Author: Jacobs, Sally H., 1957-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : PublicAffairs, 2011.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Obama, Barack H. > (Barack Hussein), > 1936-1982.
Obama, Barack > Family.
Economists > Kenya > Biography.
Luo (Kenyan and Tanzanian people) > Biography.
Kenya > Biography.
Genre/Form:Electronic books, Biography, Biographies
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Title Page; Dedication; Preface; 1
  • THE OLD MAN; 2
  • WINYO PINY KIBORNE; 3
  • A MASENO BOY, ALMOST; 4
  • MISS MOONEY; 5
  • "WHO THE HELL IS THAT?"; 6
  • THE WORLD'S GREATEST UNIVERSITY; 7
  • THE NAIROBI MEN; 8
  • LIONS, TIGERS, AND LIES!; 9
  • "EVEN GOD DOES NOT WANT ME"; Acknowledgements; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; Copyright Page

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