Screen LibraryObama : the call of history /
In a presidency buffeted by one crisis after another, Barack Obama struggled with the Syrian civil war, a Russian invasion of its neighbor, the rise of the Islamic State, and, at home, often violent racial strife and recalcitrant Congress. Baker reports on new details about the final months of the O...
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The New York Times/Callaway Arts & Entertainment,
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| Publisher Address: | New York, NY : |
| Publication Dates: | [2019] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | First text edition. |
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| Summary: |
In a presidency buffeted by one crisis after another, Barack Obama struggled with the Syrian civil war, a Russian invasion of its neighbor, the rise of the Islamic State, and, at home, often violent racial strife and recalcitrant Congress. Baker reports on new details about the final months of the Obama presidency as Russia sought to intervene in American democracy, and assesses the impact of Donald Trump's presidency on Barack Obama's legacy. Obama was a master politician who loathed politics. -- adapted from Amazon.com info. |
| Item Description: |
"Expanded and updated text." "The original edition of Obama: the Call of History told the story of eight tumultuous years through compelling, revealing and often unforgettable images ... This updated and greatly expanded edition builds out the modest text from that book into a full-scale history of the Obama presidency, the first of its kind since he left office"--Page 385. |
| Carrier Form: | 463 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780935112788 0935112782 |
| Index Number: | E908 |
| CLC: | K837.127 |
| Call Number: | K837.127/B168 |
| Contents: |
This winter of our hardship -- Bring our troops home -- Time to turn the page -- A shellacking -- Justice has been done -- Fought our way back -- Governing by crisis -- Red line -- Haunted by those deaths -- Could have been me -- Never fear to negotiate -- A personal insult -- Epilogue. Prologue: Riding the wave -- This winter of our hardship -- The hardest option -- Bring our troops home -- Time to turn the page -- Sleepless nights -- A shellacking -- Justice has been done -- Fought our way back -- Governing by crisis -- Red line -- Don't do stupid ... -- Could have been me -- Never fear to negotiate -- A personal insult -- Backed the wrong horse -- Epilogue: Forever President. |