| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
391 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), genealogical tables, portraits ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [311]-367) and index. |
| Contents |
The mystery of Michelle Obama's roots -- Migration. Phoebe, the wanderer -- St. Louis -- Siren song of the North -- A family grows in Chicago -- Exploding dreams -- A child of the Jazz Age -- A man of promise -- Stumbling backward -- Love in hard times -- Struggling and striving -- The search for the truth : Cleveland -- The demise of Reconstruction and the rise of Jim Crow. A man on the rise -- Left behind -- Neither black nor white -- The reckoning -- Birmingham, the magic city -- Two brothers, two destinies -- The one-armed patriarch -- Twilight -- The search for the truth : Atlanta -- Slavery and emancipation. A slave girl named Melvinia -- Journey to Georgia -- South Carolina gold -- A child is born -- Born free -- Exodus -- The Civil War -- Uneasy freedom. |
| Summary |
A family history traces the compelling story of Michelle Obama's ancestors, covering a journey from slavery to the White House in five generations that bears witness to the changes in the nation. |
| Subject |
Obama, Michelle, 1964- -- Family.
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Presidents' spouses -- United States -- Genealogy.
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African Americans -- Genealogy.
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United States -- History.
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| ISBN |
9780061999864: $27.99 |
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0061999865 |
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